=over =item $ACCUMULATOR =item $^A The current value of the write() accumulator for format() lines. A format contains formline() calls that put their result into C<$^A>. After calling its format, write() prints out the contents of C<$^A> and empties. So you never really see the contents of C<$^A> unless you call formline() yourself and then look at it. See L<perlform> and L<perlfunc/formline()>. =back