!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my %jetsons = ( 7 => 'Judy', 10 => 'Jane', 11 => 'George', 2 => 'Elroy', 100=> 'Rosey', 1 => 'Astro', 19 => 'Mr. Spacely', 22 => 'Mr. Cogswell'); foreach my $key (sort { $a<=>$b } keys %jetsons) { printf "%-5s %s\n", $key, $jetsons{$key}; } __END__ 1 Astro 2 Elroy 7 Judy 10 Jane 11 George 19 Mr. Spacely 22 Mr. Cogswell 100 Rosey