$| = 1; %ENV = (); %foo = ( clean => '/usr/matt/.netrc', dirty => (<>), ); $bar = { clean => '/usr/matt/.profile', dirty => (<>), }; $and = \%foo; print "Foo\n"; print "1 : " ; system("echo $foo{clean} > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "2 : " ; system("echo $foo{dirty} > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "Bar\n"; print "1 : " ; system("echo \"$bar\" > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "2 : " ; system("echo $bar->{clean} > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "3 : " ; system("echo $bar->{dirty} > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "And\n"; print "1 : " ; system("echo \"$and\" > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "2 : " ; system("echo $and->{clean} > /dev/null 2>&1"); print "3 : " ; system("echo $and->{dirty} > /dev/null 2>&1");