Hi
Here is the printout after running the program.
I have added some hand typed comments out towards the right of the print out.

 $ perl ip3.pl
(
  "ip_params",                         # This is confirming the input 
+file has been correctly read.
  {
    domain_name_server_1 => "8.8.8.9",
    domain_name_server_2 => "8.8.4.9",
    interface => "eth0",
    ip_address => "192.168.10.9/24",
    routers => "192.168.9.91",
  },
)
(
  "ip_params",                         # This is confirming that the f
+ormat is correct for the output file.
  {
    domain_name_servers => "8.8.8.9 8.8.4.9",
    interface => "eth0",
    ip_address => "192.168.10.9/24",
    routers => "192.168.9.91",
  },
)
found section for eth0 at line 8
Use of uninitialized value within %ip_params in concatenation (.) or s
+tring at ip3.pl line 73, <> line 9.
ip param key :                         # a print of the hash key $0 is
+ blank
Use of uninitialized value $1 in hash element at ip3.pl line 74, <> li
+ne 9.
Use of uninitialized value within %ip_params in concatenation (.) or s
+tring at ip3.pl line 74, <> line 9.
ip param val :                         # printing the hash value $1 is
+ blank.
set ip_address to 192.168.10.9/24
Use of uninitialized value within %ip_params in concatenation (.) or s
+tring at ip3.pl line 73, <> line 10.
ip param key :
Use of uninitialized value $1 in hash element at ip3.pl line 74, <> li
+ne 10.
Use of uninitialized value within %ip_params in concatenation (.) or s
+tring at ip3.pl line 74, <> line 10.
ip param val :
set routers to 192.168.9.91
Use of uninitialized value within %ip_params in concatenation (.) or s
+tring at ip3.pl line 73, <> line 11.
ip param key :
Use of uninitialized value $1 in hash element at ip3.pl line 74, <> li
+ne 11.
Use of uninitialized value within %ip_params in concatenation (.) or s
+tring at ip3.pl line 74, <> line 11.
ip param val :
set domain_name_servers to 8.8.8.9 8.8.4.9
ending changes at line 12
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So I can't figure out where or how $1 should be initiated.

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