DB<1> @hash{'schema','log',a..c}=('s','l',1..3) DB<2> x \%hash 0 HASH(0x3168da0) 'a' => 1 'b' => 2 'c' => 3 'log' => 'l' 'schema' => 's' DB<3> x +{ %hash{grep !/^schema|log$/, keys %hash } } # Note ° 0 HASH(0x32e09d8) 'a' => 1 'b' => 2 'c' => 3 DB<4>