.. apparently doesn't work.. here's a bit of code I was attempting to use, but @args doesn't get set outside of the call to the coderef.. 
    $Commands{'who'} = [
                        {
        'pattern'   => '^who (.+)$',                              #'
        'mudindex'  => 1,
        'commandi2' => sub { @args = ($1, 'who'); print Dumper(\@args)
+;},
        'commandi3' => sub { @args = ('who-req', getUser(), $1); print
+ Dumper(\@rgs);},
        'syntax'    => 'who <mudname>' 
        },
                        {
        'pattern'   => '^who$',                                     #'
        'command' => sub { who_local($userid); },
        'syntax'    => 'who' 
        }];

....
    my @command = @{$Commands{$com}};
    my @args = ();
    foreach my $commands (@command)
    {
         debug("commands: " . Dumper($commands));
         ...

        if(my @res = $input =~ /$commands->{'pattern'}/)
        {       
            debug("results: " . Dumper(\@res));
            if($commands->{'mudindex'})
        {
                     ...

            $commands->{'commandi2'}->();
            debug("ARGS: " . Dumper(\@args));
            my $result = $i2->send($Users{$userid}{'user'}, @args);

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*goes off to think of another way to do it*

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In reply to Using $1,$2 etc in closures.. by castaway

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