#!/usr/bin/perl $a = "hi"; $b = "hello"; $equal = $a eq $b; print "$a eq $b = $equal\n"; $equal = $a eq $a; print "$a eq $a = $equal\n"; $equal = $a ne $b; print "$a ne $b = $equal\n"; $compare = $a cmp $b; print "$a cmp $b = $compare\n"; $compare = $b cmp $a; print "$b cmp $a = $compare\n";