"$dub_key => ", join(",",@$dub_values), "\n" # will print # dubhpr01.hpux => name,uid,gid,comments #### use Data::Dump; # somewhere before in the code # then "$dub_key => ", Data:Dump::dump($dub_values), "\n" # will print # dubhpr01.hpux => ["name", "uid", "gid", "comments"]