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Variables Lists as L-Values

You can use lists on the left-hand side of an assignment "=" operator

( $first, $last ) = ( "John", "Moreland" );

Perl uses "greedy" assignment for L-Values. Here, $d is left untouched

( $a, $b, @c, $d ) = ( "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" );

But, here, "e" is simply not assigned

( $a, $b, $c, $d ) = ( "a", "b", "c", "d", "e" );