DB<1> use charnames qw(greek) DB<2> print "\N{alpha}" Use of uninitialized value $txt in pattern match (m//) at /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/_charnames.pm line 459. [...] Unknown charname 'alpha' at (eval 9)[/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/perl5db.pl:732] line 2, within string DB<3> print "\N{U+03B1}" Wide character in print at (eval 10)[/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/perl5db.pl:732] line 2. [...] α DB<4> print "\N{greek:alpha}" Use of uninitialized value $txt in pattern match (m//) at /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/_charnames.pm line 459. [...] Unknown charname 'greek:alpha' at (eval 11)[/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.20.1/perl5db.pl:732] line 2, within string