#! /usr/bin/perl -w $digits = 4; $order = 4213; $arrange= 9876; $i = 0; while($i < $digits){ $hash{(split(//,$order))[$i]} = (split(//,$arrange))[$i]; $i++; } foreach (sort(split(//,$order))){ printf("%d => %d\n",$_,$hash{$_}); }