---
name: "foomatic-perl-data"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "foomatic-db-engine"
version: "5:20200131-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/foomatic-perl-data"
---

# foomatic-perl-data(1)

generate Perl data structures from XML

## NAME

foomatic-perl-data - generate Perl data structures from XML

## SYNOPSIS

**foomatic-perl-data** \[ *-O* \] \[ *-C* \] \[ *-P* \] \[ *-D* \]  \[ *-o option=setting* \] \[ *-o ...* \] \[ *-v* \] \[ *filename* \]

### Options

**-O** Parse overview XML data

**-C** Parse printer/driver combo XML data (default)

**-P** Parse printer entry XML data

**-D** Parse driver entry XML data

**-o** *option=setting* Default option settings for the generated Perl data (combo only)

**-v** Verbose (debug) mode

**filename** Read input from a file and not from standard input

## EXIT STATUS

**foomatic-perl-data** returns ...

## AUTHOR

Manfred Wassmann \<*manolo@NCC-1701.B.Shuttle.de*\> for the foomatic project using output from the associated binary.

## BUGS

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