use strict; my $hash_ref = { key1 => "value1", key2 => "value2", ary1 => [ { ary_key01 => "ary_value01", ary_key02 => "ary_value02", }, { ary_key11 => "ary_value11", ary_key12 => "ary_value12", }, ], }; #### $hash_ref -> { key1 } = "new value1"; $hash_ref -> { key3 } = "add value3"; $hash_ref -> { ary1 }[2] = { ary_key21 => "ary_value21", ary_key22 => "ary_value22", }; use Data::Dumper; print Dumper($hash_ref); exit; #### $hash_ref -> { key1 => "new value1", key3 => "add value3", ary1[2] => [{ ary_key21 => "ary_value21", ary_key22 => "ary_value22", }], };