perl -MData::Dumper -e ' $Data::Dumper::Indent = 0; $hoa = {a => [1,2], 'b'=>[1,3], c=> [2,0]}; print Dumper $hoa; print "\n";' #### $VAR1 = { 'c' => [2,0], 'a' => [1,2], 'b' => [1,3] };