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podchecker

Validate Perl POD documentation syntax

TLDR

Check POD syntax
$ podchecker [file.pod]
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Check multiple files
$ podchecker [*.pod]
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Warnings only
$ podchecker -warnings [file.pod]
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SYNOPSIS

podchecker [options] [files]

DESCRIPTION

podchecker validates the syntax of Perl POD (Plain Old Documentation) files, reporting errors such as unknown formatting codes, mismatched begin/end blocks, and malformed headings.It checks for both hard errors that would cause incorrect rendering and warnings about questionable constructs. Use -warnings to control the level of warning output. Part of the standard Perl distribution.

PARAMETERS

FILES

POD files to check.
-warnings
Show warnings. May be specified more than once to increase the warning level (up to -warnings -warnings).
-nowarnings
Suppress warnings (default is to show warnings).
-help
Print usage message and exit.
-man
Print the manual page and exit.

CAVEATS

Perl-specific format. Standard Perl utility.

HISTORY

podchecker was created for validating POD documentation syntax.

SEE ALSO

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