c:\@Work\Perl\monks\tel2>perl -wMstrict -MData::Dump -le "my @ra = ({a=>1, b=>2}, {a=>1, b=>2}); print qq{@ra}; ;; @ra = ({a=>1, b=>2}) x 2; print qq{@ra}; " HASH(0x1555cdc) HASH(0x1555e50) HASH(0x1555e20) HASH(0x1555e20)