If you look at Re^3: Net::OpenSSH quoting problems, you see that Laurent_R uses p for looking at $object. This is what makes the difference.
x "dumps" the value so that it could be eval'ed back, p simply outputs it. See perldebug
In reply to Re^3: Net::OpenSSH quoting problems
by soonix
in thread Net::OpenSSH quoting problems
by jhuijsing
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