FAQ 3.31: When I tried to run my script, I got this message. What does it mean?

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When I tried to run my script, I got this message. What does it mean?

A complete list of Perl's error messages and warnings with explanatory
text can be found in the perldiag manpage. You can also use the splain
program (distributed with Perl) to explain the error messages:

perl program 2>diag.out
splain [-v] [-p] diag.out

or change your program to explain the messages for you:

use diagnostics;

or

use diagnostics -verbose;
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