# info > B::Terse

---
type: CommandReference
command: B::Terse
mode: perldoc
section: 3perl
source: perldoc
---

## Quick Reference

- `perl -MO=Terse foo.pl` — Print the Perl syntax tree with terse op info. (Now a wrapper for `B::Concise -terse`.)
- `B::SV->terse()` — Get terse string representation of an SV object. Compatible with old version.
- `B::OP->terse()` — Get terse string representation of an OP object. Note: May give wrong answer or crash for OPs in subroutines due to pad issues.

## Name

`B::Terse` - Walk Perl syntax tree, printing terse info about ops

## Synopsis

shell
perl -MO=Terse[,OPTIONS] foo.pl
## Examples

shell
perl -MO=Terse foo.pl
## See Also

- [B::Debug](https://metacpan.org/pod/B::Debug) — Full debug output of parse tree
- [B::Concise](https://metacpan.org/pod/B::Concise) — Recommended replacement with more features
- [B::OP](https://metacpan.org/pod/B::OP) — OP object class
- [B::SV](https://metacpan.org/pod/B::SV) — SV object class

## Exit Codes

Not documented.