for my $result ($lsResults1, $lsResults2) { for (keys %$result) { if ($_ eq 'file') { print "Filename: $result->{file}{path}\n"; print " Size: $result->{file}{size}\n"; } elsif ($_ eq 'directory') { my $value = ref $result->{directory}; if ($value eq 'ARRAY') { for my $entry (@{$result->{directory}}) { print "Directory: $entry->{path}\n"; } } elsif ($value eq 'HASH') { print "Directory: $result->{directory}{path}\n"; } } } }