@numberMutation = split(/\C/,$_); #### @array = qw(one two three); # @array contains "one", "two" and "three" @array = qw(four five); # @array now contains just "four" and "five" #### @array = qw(one two three); # @array now contains "one", "two" and "three" push(@array, qw(four five)); # @array now contains "one", "two", "three", "four" and "five"