>perl -wMstrict -MData::Dump -le "my %HoAoH = ( 'People' => [ { 'name' => 'Bob Dole', 'address' => '123 peach st.', 'spouse' => 'Bill Clinton', 'father' => 'Frank Dole' }, { 'name' => 'Al Pacino', 'address' => '123 orange st.', 'spouse' => 'Robert Deniro', 'father' => 'Marlon Brando' }, ], ); ;; dd \%HoAoH; ;; print $HoAoH{People}[1]{name}; print $HoAoH{People}[1]{address}; " { People => [ { address => "123 peach st.", father => "Frank Dole", name => "Bob Dole", spouse => "Bill Clinton", }, { address => "123 orange st.", father => "Marlon Brando", name => "Al Pacino", spouse => "Robert Deniro", }, ], } Al Pacino 123 orange st.