1POD2README(1)         User Contributed Perl Documentation        POD2README(1)
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NAME

6       pod2readme - Intelligently generate a README file from POD
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USAGE

9           pod2readme [-cfho] [long options...] input-file [output-file] [target]
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11               Intelligently generate a README file from POD
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13               -t --target     target type (default: 'readme')
14               -f --format     output format (default: 'text')
15               -b --backup     backup output file
16               -o --output     output filename (default based on target)
17               -c --stdout     output to stdout (console)
18               -F --force      only update if files are changed
19               -h --help       print usage and exit
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SYNOPSIS

22           pod2readme -f markdown lib/MyApp.pm
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DESCRIPTION

25       This utility will use Pod::Readme to extract a README file from a POD
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28       It works by extracting and filtering the POD, and then calling the
29       appropriate filter program to convert the POD to another format.
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OPTIONS

32   "--backup"
33       By default, "pod2readme" will back up the output file. To disable this,
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36   "--output"
37       Specifies the name of the output file. If omitted, it will use the
38       second command line argument, or default to the "--target" plus the
39       corresponding extension of the "--format".
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41       For all intents, the default is README.
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43       If a format other than "text" is chosen, then the appropriate extension
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47   "--target"
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50   "--format"
51       The output format, which defaults to "text".
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53       Other supposed formats are "github", "html", "latex", "man",
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55       of "github". Similary you can use "md" for "markdown".
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57   "--stdout"
58       If enabled, it will output to the console instead of "--output".
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60   "--force"
61       By default, the README will be generated if the source files have been
62       changed.  Using "--force" will force the file to be updated.
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64       Note: POD format files will always be updated.
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66   "--help"
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SEE ALSO

70       pod2text, pod2markdown.
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