Alternative Quotes: qq, q, qw, qx
print qq/Hello\n/; # same as: print "Hello\n"; print q/He owes $5.00/; # same as: print 'He owes $5.00', "\n"; @states=qw( E T A L ); # same as ("E", "T", "A","L") $today = qx(date); # same as $today = 'date';