---
name: print
status: documented
runtime: pp
source: src/runtime/pp/io.rs
---
```{index} single: print; Perl built-in (pp runtime)
```

# print

## Synopsis

```perl
print "hello world\n";
print STDERR "error message\n";
print $fh @data;
print @array;                # uses $, and $\
```

## Description

Outputs a list of values to a filehandle.

Pops values from the stack and writes them to the target
filehandle.  When the STACKED flag is set, the first value after
the mark is the filehandle; otherwise, STDOUT is used.

The output field separator `$,` (`$OFS`) is inserted between
values, and the output record separator `$\` (`$ORS`) is appended
after all values.  For `say` (which shares this implementation),
a newline is always appended after the output.

Supports Gv (typeglob), bareword string, and lexical (integer ID)
filehandle forms.  In-memory filehandles (`open my $fh, '>', \$buf`)
write to the backing buffer.

Returns 1 on success (Perl convention).

## See also

say, printf, write, perlvar