---
name: "VCP::Dest::perl_data"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvcp-perl"
version: "0.9-20050110-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VCP::Dest::perl_data"
---

# VCP::Dest::perl\_data(3pm)

emit metadata to a log file

## NAME

VCP::Dest::perl\_data - emit metadata to a log file

## SYNOPSIS

```
    vcp ... perl_data:         # to vcp.log
    vcp ... perl_data:-:       # to STDOUT
    vcp ... perl_data:foo.log: # to foo.log
```

## DESCRIPTION

Dump all data structures to a log file or STDOUT.

This is intended to be used when reproducing bugs to capture a metadata stream that can be copy-pasted-tweaked in to a t/99\*.t test program.

Not a supported module, API and behavior may change without warning.

See source code and test suites for how to capture data structures in scalars, arrays and hashes.

## AUTHOR

Barrie Slaymaker \<barries@slaysys.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000, 2001, 2002 Perforce Software, Inc. All rights reserved.

See VCP::License (`"vcp help license"`) for the terms of use.