```{index} single: gv_safename; B function ``` ```{index} single: B::gv_safename; Perl function ``` # gv_safename Return the GV's name with control characters rendered as `^X`. ## Synopsis ```perl B::svref_2object(\*{"main::\cA"})->SAFENAME; # "^A" ``` The single-character control names (`*^A`, `*^D`, `*^?`) appear in the stash with raw control bytes in their name; `SAFENAME` renders them in the caret form normally used in Perl source.