---
name: "Log::Agent::Stamping"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "liblog-agent-perl"
version: "1.005-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Log::Agent::Stamping"
---

# Log::Agent::Stamping(3pm)

time-stamping routines

## NAME

Log::Agent::Stamping - time-stamping routines

## SYNOPSIS

```
 Not intended to be used directly
```

## DESCRIPTION

This package contains routines to generate the leading time-stamping on logged messages.  Formats are identified by a name, and the **stamping\_fn()** function converts that name into a CODE ref, defaulting to the "own" format when given an unknown name.

Here are the known formats:

```
 date      "[Fri Oct 22 16:23:10 1999]"
 none
 own       "99/10/22 16:23:10"
 syslog    "Oct 22 16:23:10"
```

Channels or Drivers which take a `"-stampfmt"` switch expect either a string giving the format name (e.g. "date"), or a CODE ref.  That referenced routine will be called every time we need to compute a time stamp. It should not expect any parameter, and should return a stamping string.

## AUTHOR

Raphael Manfredi *\<Raphael\_Manfredi@pobox.com\>*

## SEE ALSO

**Log::Agent**(3), **Log::Agent::Channel**(3), **Log::Agent::Driver**(3).