---
name: "Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo"
---

# Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo(3p)

Base for Pod::Perldoc formatters

## NAME

Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo - Base for Pod::Perldoc formatters

## SYNOPSIS

```
    package Pod::Perldoc::ToMyFormat;
    use parent qw( Pod::Perldoc::BaseTo );
    ...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This package is meant as a base of Pod::Perldoc formatters, like Pod::Perldoc::ToText, Pod::Perldoc::ToMan, etc.

It provides default implementations for the methods

```
    is_pageable
    write_with_binmode
    output_extension
    _perldoc_elem
```

The concrete formatter must implement

```
    new
    parse_from_file
```

## 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>"`