---
name: "Pod::PseudoPod::DocBook"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libpod-pseudopod-perl"
version: "0.19-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Pod::PseudoPod::DocBook"
---

# Pod::PseudoPod::DocBook(3pm)

## NAME

Pod::PseudoPod::DocBook -- format PseudoPod as DocBook

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use Pod::PseudoPod::DocBook;
  my $parser = Pod::PseudoPod::DocBook->new();
  ...
  $parser->parse_file('path/to/file.pod');
```

Before sending in your manuscript, check that the formatter produced a well-formed DocBook file with *xmllint*:

```
  $ xmllint --noout --valid book.xml
```

## DESCRIPTION

This class is a formatter that takes PseudoPod and renders it as DocBook 4.4.

This is a subclass of Pod::PseudoPod and inherits all its methods.

## SEE ALSO

Pod::PseudoPod, Pod::Simple

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Allison Randal.  All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.

This library 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

Allison Randal \<allison@perl.org\>