---
name: "make-pod-from-help"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mrbuild"
version: "1.13-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/make-pod-from-help"
---

# make-pod-from-help(1)

creates POD documentation from a commandline tool

## NAME

make-pod-from-help - creates POD documentation from a commandline tool

## SYNOPSIS

```
 $ make-pod-from-help frobnicate > frobnicate.pod
```

## DESCRIPTION

This tool produces a POD from a `"--help"` string. Primarily it's intended to work with Python tools using argparse.

This tool generates a POD, which can then be made into a manpage with `"pod2man"`.

Some details here \<http://notes.secretsauce.net/notes/2018/10/07\_generating-manpages-from-python-and-argparse.html\>.

## REQUIRED ARGUMENTS

- \<inputprogram\>

  Tool that we're making a manpage for

## AUTHOR

Dima Kogan, `"<dima@secretsauce.net>"`