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my %hash = (a=>1, b=>2);
my $hashRef = { c=>3, d=>4 };
...
# use an arrow:
$v = $hashRef->{c};
$v = $$hashRef{c};

# Get a reference to %hash
$hashRef = \%hash;

$v = $hashRef->{a};  # $v now holds 1