$CONFIG = {
            my_github => {
##</code><code>##

our %config = (
     my_sftp =>  {
##</code><code>##

$ cat config3.tmpl
package config3;
use Exporter	qw(import);
our @EXPORT =	qw(%config);
{$config_hash}
1;

----------
$ cat util2.pm
package utils2;
require Exporter;

use utils1;

our @ISA = qw(Exporter);
our @EXPORT = qw( redact make_ini);

sub redact{
use strict;
use warnings;
use 5.010;
use Path::Tiny;

my $file = shift;
#use $file;  resulted in error
use config2;


my $sub_hash = "my_github";
my $email = $config{$sub_hash}->{'email'};
my $password = $config{$sub_hash}->{'password'};

my $tempdir = Path::Tiny->tempdir('backup_XXXXXX');
say "temp dir is $tempdir"; 

my $scratch_file = $tempdir->child('batch_01', '1.manifest.txt')->touchpath;
say "scratch_file is $scratch_file";
my $parent = $scratch_file->parent;
say "parent is $parent";
 

chdir $tempdir unless $tempdir->subsumes(Path::Tiny->cwd);
system("pwd");


use Data::Dumper;
print Dumper \%config;
my $b = "dummy";
return $b;
}

sub make_ini{
use strict;
use warnings;
use 5.010;
use Path::Tiny;

my $file = shift;
use config2;
use Config::Tiny;
use Data::Dumper;


my $path = shift;
say "path is $path";

say "is the stuff here?";
print Dumper \%config;

$config->write( $path, 'utf8' ); #this line draws error
chdir "/home/bob/Documents";
system("cat *.ini");

my $b = "dummy";
return $b;
}

1;


##</code><code>##

All tests successful.
Files=5, Tests=49,  3 wallclock secs ( 0.06 usr  0.01 sys +  0.45 cusr  0.10 csys =  0.62 CPU)
Result: PASS
  RSAVAGE/Config-Tiny-2.23.tgz
  /usr/bin/make test -- OK
Running make install
Manifying 1 pod document
Installing /usr/local/share/perl/5.26.1/Config/Tiny.pm
Installing /usr/local/man/man3/Config::Tiny.3pm
Appending installation info to /usr/local/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/perl/5.26.1/perllocal.pod
  RSAVAGE/Config-Tiny-2.23.tgz
  /usr/bin/make install  -- OK

cpan[2]> q
Terminal does not support GetHistory.
Lockfile removed.
$ man Config::Tiny 
$ ./1.redact.pl 
Variable "$config" is not imported at template_stuff/utils2.pm line 61.
Global symbol "$config" requires explicit package name (did you forget to declare "my $config"?) at template_stuff/utils2.pm line 61.
Compilation failed in require at ./1.redact.pl line 6.
BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./1.redact.pl line 6.


##</code><code>##

$ cat config2.pm 
package config2;
use Exporter	qw(import);
our @EXPORT =	qw(%config);
our %config = (
     my_sftp =>  {
           domain   =>  '',
           username =>  '',
           password =>  '',
          },
     my_github =>  {
        
           email    =>  '',
           password =>  '',
          },
     );
1;
$