#!/usr/bin/perl -w my %hash; my $var = "Oh"; $hash{'$var'} = 'Whatever'; $hash{"$var"} = 'Whatīs that'; $hash{$hash{"$var"}} = '? I really donīt have a clue!'; print "$var\n"; print "$var - $hash{$var}\n"; print "$hash{'$var'}\n";