---
name: "VCP::Source::metadb"
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::Source::metadb"
---

# VCP::Source::metadb(3pm)

Read SCM metadata from a metadb file

## NAME

VCP::Source::metadb - Read SCM metadata from a metadb file

## SYNOPSIS

\## Mostly used internally by the vcp filter and vcp transfer commands

## DESCRIPTION

This source driver allows vcp to read a set of revisions from a metadata database written by VCP::Dest::metadb.

NOTE: passing a reference in the options array to new:

```
    $s = VCP::Source::metadb->new( $spec, [ $real_source ] );
```

sets the metadb's source to point to the real repository it should get revisions from.  This should only be necessary for a transfer operation, as filtering does not need to access the source repository.

## 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.