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perl -le"print for keys %::"
perl -le"print for keys %main::"

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$ perl -le"package stuff; $soy =1; $sauce =2; print for keys %stuff::"
sauce
soy

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$  perl -MData::Dumper -le"package stuff; $soy =1; $sauce =2; print &:
+:Dumper( \%stuff:: ) "
$VAR1 = {
          'sauce' => *stuff::sauce,
          'soy' => *stuff::soy
        };

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Re^2: "Globbing" over variable names in Perl?
by pat_mc (Pilgrim) on Sep 29, 2010 at 17:33 UTC
    Thanks, this is cool stuff ... solution 2 is exactly what I was looking for! At least it returns a clean list of all variables defined. Could you briefly expand on the syntax, please? I am not familiar with package stuff.

    Thanks again -

    Pat
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      I am not familiar with package stuff.

      See package.

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