use YAML::XS qw(LoadFile);
use Data::Dump qw(pp);

pp LoadFile(\*DATA);

__DATA__
path: /export/home/frank
options:
  -
    param: i
    value: '1001'
  -
    param f
  -
    param: x
    value: eyes
  -
    flag: b
    value: toes
  -
    param: p
arguments:
  -
    value: test

##</code><code>##

{
  arguments => [{ value => "test" }],
  options => [
    { param => "i", value => 1001 },
    "param f",
    { param => "x", value => "eyes" },
    { flag => "b", value => "toes" },
    { param => "p" },
  ],
  path => "/export/home/frank",
}