#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $type = "some line"; ref_test1(); sub ref_test1 { my $type="connect"; print "Here in ref_test1.\n"; ref_test2(); } sub ref_test2 { print "Type: $type\n"; print "Here in ref_test2\n"; } __END__ Here in ref_test1. Type: some line Here in ref_test2