#!/usr/bin/env perl -l use strict; use warnings; my ($letters, $digits) = get_arrays(); print "Letters REF: $letters"; print "Letters: @$letters"; print for @$letters; print "Digits REF: $digits"; print "Digits: @$digits"; print for @$digits; sub get_arrays { my @three_letters = qw{A B C}; my @three_digits = qw{1 2 3}; return (\@three_letters, \@three_digits); } #### Letters REF: ARRAY(0x7ff684047ad0) Letters: A B C A B C Digits REF: ARRAY(0x7ff684047938) Digits: 1 2 3 1 2 3