use DDS; my %f; Dump(\%f); %f = (1,2); Dump(\%f); %f = (3,4); Dump(\%f); %f = (%f, 6,6 ); Dump(\%f); __END__ $HASH1 = {}; $HASH1 = { 1 => 2 }; $HASH1 = { 3 => 4 }; $HASH1 = { 3 => 4, 6 => 6 };