[kde-linux] Running PERL program in Konsole

[David Baron]

The program is accepting input via:
chomp ($textin = <> );

It is waiting for "enter". And continues waiting.

I suppose I could type something else first. Got the program to continue 
working hitting control/d, usual end of data. Produced error
Use of uninitialized value in chomp at ..... line ####
Program then continued on its expected track.

What do I do for "normal" operation?