use strict; 

my %commands = ( 	"command1" => \&sub1, 
			"command2" => \&sub2, 
			"command3" => \&sub3, 
			"command4" => \&sub4, 
			"command5" => \&sub5, 
			"command6" => \&sub6, 
			"exit" => sub { die "Goodbye" } 
		); 
					
while(1){ 
	print "1. command1\n"; 
	print "2. command2\n"; 
	print "3. command3\n"; 
	print "4. command4\n"; 
	print "5. command5\n"; 
	print "6. command6\n"; 
	print "7. exit\n"; 
	print "\n\n"; 
	print "Please choose an option from the menu above: "; 
	
	chomp(my $commands = ); 
	
	if ($commands{my $string}) {
		$commands{$string}->(); 
	} else { 
		print "No such command: $string\n"; 
	} 
} 

##</code><code>##

my $commands = <>;
chomp $commands;

##</code><code>##

my $this = &that($thing);