I can load a file without issues, and it creates what I am expecting. The issue comes when trying to dump it back. Here's an example:

in.yaml

path: /export/home/frank
options:
  -
    param: i
    value: 1001
  -
    param: f
  -
    param: x
    value: eyes
arguments:
  -
    value: test
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Here's the Perl code:

Perl Code

#!/usr/bin/env perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use YAML::XS qw(LoadFile DumpFile);
use Data::Dumper;

my $data = LoadFile('test.yaml');
print Dumper($data);
DumpFile('out.yaml', $data);
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And here's the output yaml (out.yaml) that it creates:

out.yaml

---
arguments:
- value: test
options:
- param: i
  value: 1001
- param: f
- param: x
  value: eyes
path: /export/home/frank
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Notice that in the input file the syntax was in such a way that it was an ordered sequence (from what I am understanding of YAML anyway). Yet, in the output it is no longer ordered at all. I am trying to figure out from a Perl data structure how to make an ordered YAML file like what is the input.

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