#!/usr/local/bin/perl 
$resultstring = ""; 
print("Enter your input - type an empty line to quit\n"); 
$input = <STDIN>; 
chop ($input); 
while ($input ne "") { 
    $resultstring .= $input; 
    $input = <STDIN>; 
    chop ($input); 
} 
print ("Here is the final string:\n"); 
print ("$resultstring\n"); 

   