sub thread {
   my $val = shift;

   foreach my $x (1..10) {
       print "hello $x from thread $val\n";

       my $delay = int rand 5;
       sleep $delay;
   }
}

##</code><code>##

#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use threads;
use threads::shared;
use strict;

$|=1; #turn off buffering

my @hosts_shared : shared; #declare as shared before setting value

@hosts_shared = (1,2,3,4,5);

print "@hosts_shared\n";

my $thread = threads->new(sub {
	print "Run the thread! array should be modified\n";
	#modify shared array
	push @hosts_shared, 42;
})->detach();

sleep 1; # cheap hack to allow thread time to work

print "@hosts_shared\n";

print "Hit enter to exit\n";
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