perl -MData::Dump=pp -dEbug Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.51 Editor support available. Enter h or 'h h' for help, or 'perldoc perldebug' for more help. main::(-e:1): bug DB<1> $a = sub { say pp @_; say 'wantarray' if wantarray } DB<2> @_ = qw< Hello World > DB<3> $a->() () wantarray DB<4> $b = $a->(); () DB<5> $b = &$a,; ("Hello", "World") DB<6> $b = $a->&*; ("Hello", "World")