#corrected code from first replies my @inner1 = (0, 1, 2); my @inner2 = (1, 4, 7); my @inner3 = (2, 5, 8); my @inner4 = (6, 7, 9); my @array1 = (\@inner1, \@inner2, \@inner3, \@inner4); my @array2 = (\@inner1, \@inner2, \@inner3, \@inner4); my %hash = ('array1', \@array1, 'array2', \@array2);