#!/usr/bin/perl

print "Hi. This is a perl prompt.\n";
print "Type a Perl expression to be evaluated here\n";
print "or exit using \"exit\" or Ctrl-C.\n\n";

sub get_line {
  $| = print "> ";
  readline();
}

while (defined($line = get_line())) {
  chomp $line;
  if ($line eq "exit") {
    print "Bye for now!\n";
    exit;
  }
  my $result = eval $line;
  print "=> $result\n";
}