Something like this?:
use warnings;
use strict;
use Data::Dumper;
my %family_hash;
while (<DATA>) {
my ( $key, @values ) = split /\s/, $_;
push @{ $family_hash{$key} }, @values;
}
print Dumper \%family_hash;
__DATA__
father male 65 Engineer
mother female 60 home_engineering
son male 28 musician
daughter female 19 software_engineer
Output:
$VAR1 = {
'son' => [
'male',
'28',
'musician'
],
'daughter' => [
'female',
'19',
'software_engineer'
],
'father' => [
'male',
'65',
'Engineer'
],
'mother' => [
'female',
'60',
'home_engineering'
]
};
You should see
perldsc,
HASHES-OF-ARRAYS
If you tell me, I'll forget.
If you show me, I'll remember.
if you involve me, I'll understand.
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