my @a; my @b; for (0 .. 2 ** 16 - 1) { if ($ARGV[0]) { $a[$_][0] = $_; $a[$_][1] = $_; } else { @a[$_] = $_; @b[$_] = $_; } } system "grep ^VmSize /proc/$$/status"; __END__ #### VmSize: 11844 kB 3670208 #### VmSize: 16996 kB 10748112