#!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; $href->{KEY1}={KEY11=>"a",KEY12=>"b"}; print 'Initial condition for $href->{KEY1}={KEY11=>"a",KEY12=>"b"}'."\n"; print Dumper $href; ${$href->{KEY1}}{KEY11}="c"; print 'Change one key in the hash:${$href->{KEY1}}{KEY11}="c"'."\n"; print Dumper $href; @{$href->{KEY1}}{[qw/KEY11 KEY12/]}=("c" ,"d"); print 'Change all keys in the slice:@{$href->{KEY1}}{[qw/KEY11 KEY12/]}=("c" ,"d")?'."\n"; print Dumper $href;