open my $source,'-|',"bash /tmp/wrapper.sh" or die "$!"; my $dump= do { local $/; <$source>}; my $VAR1; eval $dump; print $VAR1->{MONK}; #> jfroebe #### lanx@nc10-ubuntu:/tmp$ cat wrapper.sh . /tmp/src.sh perl -MData::Dumper -e' print Dumper \%ENV' lanx@nc10-ubuntu:/tmp$ cat src.sh export MONK=jfroebe lanx@nc10-ubuntu:/tmp$ #### my $bashcode=<<'_bash_'; . /tmp/src.sh; perl -MData::Dumper -e "print Dumper \%ENV"; _bash_ open my $source, '-|', qq{bash -c '$bashcode'} or die "$!"; my $dump= do { local $/; <$source>}; my $VAR1; eval $dump; print $VAR1->{MONK}; #> jfroebe #### my $bashcode=<<'__bash__'; . /tmp/src.sh; perl -MData::Dumper -e 'print Dumper \%ENV'; __bash__ my $VAR1; eval qx{bash -c "$bashcode"}; print $VAR1->{MONK}; #> jfroebe