That removes lot of confusion. Still some questions. Let me get this terms understood

When You say Package variable, then you mean global variable. So global and package variable are one and same, correct ? What if, I declare a package variable and that variable does not exist in the package. Will that variable be created in the package ?

If a variable is declared without "my" prefix, thats a global variable or package variable, right ? If a variable is declared with "my" prefix, then its lexical variable, right ?

If a variable is not declared as global variable (package variable) say $x, then can we still use this variable $x as local variable ? Or variable has to be declared as global variable in order to assign it local scope ?

In reply to Re^2: Understanding difference between my and local variables. by manishrathi
in thread Understanding difference between my and local variables. by manishrathi

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