# After this line from snippet 1... my %testHash = ( \@multiKey1 => \@stuff1, \@multiKey2 => \@stuff2, \@multiKey3 => \@stuff3); # ... add this: use Data::Dumper; print Dumper \%testHash; # And run the snippet. __END__ Output: $VAR1 = { 'ARRAY(0x98a9b4)' => [ '6', '7' ], ... ...