undef $_; $_->[0]; print $_; __END__ ARRAY(0x812f180) #### my %bill; while( <$records_fh> ) { my ( $time, $worker, $project ) = split /\t/, $_; push @{ $bill{ $project }{ $worker } }, $time; } #### my %bill; while( <$records_fh> ) { my ( $time, $worker, $project ) = split /\t/, $_; $bill{ $project } = {} if not exists $bill{ $project }; $bill{ $project }{ $worker } = [] if not exists $bill{ $project }{ $worker }; push @{ $bill{ $project }{ $worker } }, $time; }