The array ARGV

[g3000]

I have read that the array ARGV holds the command line arguments.

is there a way to pass a hash ( list ) as an argument on the command
line?

I know in a sub routine @_ can be a hash.

But I want to do something like

myprogram.pl (key1=>'value1',key2=>'value2')

and inside the sub in my program be able to
sub1
{
my %options = @_;
.....
}
when I have a call at the end being
sub1(@ARGV);

dont think it can be done but I just want to be positive.

 

[A. Sinan Unur]

I have read that the array ARGV holds the command line arguments.

It is @ARGV. ARGV is a bareword.

is there a way to pass a hash ( list ) as an argument on the command
line?

Huh?

What makes you think the shell knows about hashes etc?

Is this what you are asking?

#! /usr/bin/perl

use strict;
use warnings;

use Data:umper;

mydumper(@ARGV);

sub mydumper { print Dumper { @_ }; }

__END__

C:\Home> c.pl key1 value1 key2 value2 sdlkfj ewruh
$VAR1 = {
'key2' => 'value2',
'key1' => 'value1',
'sdlkfj' => 'ewruh'
};

I know in a sub routine @_ can be a hash.

That is a non-sensical statement. Please read

perldoc perlsub

when I have a call at the end being
sub1(@ARGV);

dont think it can be done but I just want to be positive.

If I understood you right, of course 'it' can be done. @ARGV is an array
just like any other array. You can initialize the keys and values of a
hash from it the same way you would with any other array.

Sinan.

 

[g3000]

Jean - Luc

u answered my question thanks. Thread closed

 

[A. Sinan Unur]

It is @ARGV. ARGV is a bareword.

Well, actually, there is a fair bit of magic associated with ARGV:

See perldoc perlvar.

Sinan.