---
name: "Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf"
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::ToRtf"
---

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

let Perldoc render Pod as RTF

## NAME

Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf - let Perldoc render Pod as RTF

## SYNOPSIS

```
  perldoc -o rtf Some::Modulename
```

## DESCRIPTION

This is a "plug-in" class that allows Perldoc to use Pod::Simple::RTF as a formatter class.

This is actually a Pod::Simple::RTF subclass, and inherits all its options.

You have to have Pod::Simple::RTF installed (from the Pod::Simple dist), or this module won't work.

If Perldoc is running under MSWin and uses this class as a formatter, the output will be opened with *write.exe* or whatever program is specified in the environment variable `"RTFREADER"`. For example, to specify that RTF files should be opened the same as they are when you double-click them, you would do `"set RTFREADER=start.exe"` in your *autoexec.bat*.

Handy tip: put `"set PERLDOC=-ortf"` in your *autoexec.bat* and that will set this class as the default formatter to run when you do `"perldoc whatever"`.

## SEE ALSO

Pod::Simple::RTF, Pod::Simple, Pod::Perldoc

## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS

Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke.  All rights reserved.

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>"`