use Data::Dumper; my (@c, @d); foreach (1..3) { @c[0..4] = (rand) x 2; push @d, \@c; } print Dumper \@d; @d=(); ## reset @d foreach (1..3) { @c[0..4] = (rand) x 2; push @d, [@c]; } print Dumper \@d; __END__ $VAR1 = [ [ '0.566846394018409', '0.566846394018409' ], $VAR1->[0], $VAR1->[0] ]; $VAR1 = [ [ '0.872105763616624', '0.872105763616624' ], [ '0.0550789852978433', '0.0550789852978433' ], [ '0.130973801235072', '0.130973801235072' ] ];