---
name: "pmprintdesc"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpcp3-dev"
version: "4.3.2+really4.3.1-0.1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pmPrintDesc"
---

# pmprintdesc(3)

print a metric descriptor

Part of [pmPrintDesc(3)](/pmPrintDesc/3.md).

## NAME

**pmPrintDesc** - print a metric descriptor

## C SYNOPSIS

**#include \<pcp/pmapi.h\>**

**void pmPrintDesc(FILE \****f***, const pmDesc \****desc***)**

**cc ... -lpcp**

## DESCRIPTION

Display all the fields of the Performance Metrics Descriptor *desc* on the output stream *f*.

## SEE ALSO

[**PMAPI**(3)](/PMAPI/3.md) and [**pmLookupDesc**(3)](/pmLookupDesc/3.md).