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

# say

## Synopsis

```perl
say "hello world";           # prints "hello world\n"
say STDERR "debug info";
say $fh @data;
```

## Description

Like `print`, but automatically appends a newline after the output.

Behaves identically to `print` except that a newline character is
appended after all output (including any `$\` record separator).
Requires `use feature 'say'` or `use v5.10` or later in perl5.

Internally delegates to `pp_print`, which detects `OpCode::Say`
and appends the newline to the correct filehandle.

## See also

print, printf