lanx@lanx-1005HA:~$ cat /tmp/tst.pl my $var1 = $condition ? $val_for_true : $val_for_none ; my $var2 = $condition ? $val_for_true : $condition2 ? $val_for_true2 : $val_for_none ; lanx@lanx-1005HA:~$ perltidy -pbp /tmp/tst.pl my $var1 = $condition ? $val_for_true : $val_for_none; my $var2 = $condition ? $val_for_true : $condition2 ? $val_for_true2 : $val_for_none;