---
name: "Pod::Perldoc"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl"
version: "5.44.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Pod::Perldoc/3perl"
---

# Pod::Perldoc(3perl)

Look up Perl documentation in Pod format.

## NAME

Pod::Perldoc - Look up Perl documentation in Pod format.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Pod::Perldoc ();
    Pod::Perldoc->run();
```

## DESCRIPTION

The guts of perldoc utility.

## SEE ALSO

perldoc

## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS

Copyright (c) 2002-2007 Sean M. Burke.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

## AUTHOR

Current maintainer: Mark Allen `"<mallen@cpan.org>"`

Past contributions from: brian d foy `"<bdfoy@cpan.org>"` Adriano R. Ferreira `"<ferreira@cpan.org>"`, Sean M. Burke `"<sburke@cpan.org>"`