HoH
  --------
  'jblow' => {
                         'uid' => '2195',
                         'gecos' => 'Joe Blow,,,',
                         'gid' => '20'
                       },

  snippet.....
   
( $name, $p, $uid, $gid, $gecos, $dir, $s ) = split( ':' );
    $hash1{$name} -> {'uid'}     = $uid;
    $hash1{$name} -> {'gid'}     = $gid;
    $hash1{$name} -> {'gecos'} = $gecos;

   
   
  HoHoH
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$VAR1 = {
          'jblow' => {
                         '2195' => {
                                     'gecos' => 'Joe Blow,,,',
                                     'gid' => '20'
                                   }
                       }
        };

  snippet......
   
    $hash2{$name}{$uid} = {
       gid     => $gid,
       gecos => $gecos,
    };