perl -v This is perl 5, version 24, subversion 1 (v5.24.1) #### perldoc experimental #### The supported features, documented further below, are: array_base - allow the use of $[ to change the starting index of @array autoderef - allow push, each, keys, and other built-ins on references ... #### Array and hash container functions accept references Using this feature triggered warnings in the category experimental::autoderef . Superseded by Postfix dereference syntax. Introduced in Perl 5.14.0 Removed in Perl 5.24.0