#!/usr/bin/perl use 5.016; my $certName = 'Hans'; my $validTo = '20130710'; my $thirdvar .= $certName; $thirdvar .= ' '; $thirdvar .= $validTo; say "\$thirdvar: $thirdvar \n"; my $fourthvar = "$certName, $validTo"; say "\$fourthvar: $fourthvar \n"; my $fifthvar = $certName . " " . $validTo; say "\$fifthvar: $fifthvar"; =head $thirdvar: Hans 20130710 $fourthvar: Hans, 20130710 $fifthvar: Hans 20130710 =cut