c:\perl\perl>perl -d hash_array.pl Loading DB routines from perl5db.pl version 1.19 Editor support available. Enter h or `h h' for help, or `perldoc perldebug' for more help. main::(hash_array.pl:7): my @array = 0..4; DB<1> c 24 [snip Dumper output] main::(hash_array.pl:24): print ""; DB<2> x \%hash 0 HASH(0x1c23ca4) 'one' => ARRAY(0x1c1b9ac) 0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 'two' => ARRAY(0x1c1b9ac) -> REUSED_ADDRESS