use strict; use Algorithm::Loops qw( NestedLoops ); my $bits= 8; my $ones= 5; my $iter= NestedLoops( [ [ 0 .. $bits - $ones ], map( { # Need lexical for closure my $top= $bits - $ones + $_; sub { [ 1+$_[-1] .. $top ] } } 1 .. $ones-1, ), ], ); my @ones; while( @ones= $iter->() ) { my @bits= (0) x $bits; @bits[@ones]= (1) x $ones; print join '', @bits, $/; }