sub routine{ my $x = 123; print $x; ## 123 if( 1 ) { my $x = $x; ## Snippet here $x /= 2; print $x; ## 61.5 do { my $x = $x; ## Or here $x *= 10; print $x; ## 615 }; print $x; ## 61.5 } print $x; ## 123 }