punit:Desktop punitpawar$ perl test1.pl printing Dumper $VAR1 = { 'data' => 0, 'prev' => undef, 'next' => { 'prev' => $VAR1, 'next' => { 'next' => { 'data' => 'line 2', 'next' => { 'next' => { 'prev' => $VAR1->{'next'}{'next'}{'next'}{'next'}, 'next' => { 'data' => 'line 4', 'next' => undef, 'prev' => $VAR1->{'next'}{'next'}{'next'}{'next'}{'next'} }, 'data' => 40 }, 'prev' => $VAR1->{'next'}{'next'}{'next'}, 'data' => 'line 3' }, 'prev' => $VAR1->{'next'}{'next'} }, 'prev' => $VAR1->{'next'}, 'data' => 'line 1' }, 'data' => 30 } }; printing from head Current: 0 Previous: Next: 30 Current: 30 Previous: 0 Next: line 1 Current: line 1 Previous: 30 Next: line 2 Current: line 2 Previous: line 1 Next: line 3 Current: line 3 Previous: line 2 Next: 40 Current: 40 Previous: line 3 Next: line 4 Printing From tail Current: line 4 Previous: 40 Next: Current: 40 Previous: line 3 Next: line 4 Current: line 3 Previous: line 2 Next: 40 Current: line 2 Previous: line 1 Next: line 3 Current: line 1 Previous: 30 Next: line 2 Current: 30 Previous: 0 Next: line 1 Current: 0 Previous: Next: 30