Pod::Si...Checker(3pm)

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version 5.42.3 · 12 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💅 Pod::Simple::Checker — bestie edition

okay so you're looking at Pod::Simple::Checker(3pm) from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide and you're like "what does this thing even do" — don't worry, I got you 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

Pod::Simple::Checker — it checks the Pod syntax of a document. that's it. that's the whole vibe. no cap 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

like, literally just run this and it does the thing:

  perl -MPod::Simple::Checker -e \
   "exit Pod::Simple::Checker->filter(shift)->any_errata_seen" \
   thingy.pod

that's the whole invocation, and yes the \ line continuations are load-bearing, so copy them exactly. periodt. ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so this class is for checking whether your Pod is syntactically valid — a vibe check for your documentation, basically. it works by kind of acting like a simple-minded version of Pod::Simple::Text that formats only the "Pod Errors" section (if Pod::Simple even generates one for the given document, that is — sometimes there's just no tea to spill 🙈).

and the best part? this is a subclass of Pod::Simple and inherits all its methods. every single one. main character energy inherited from the parent class 👑

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go look at these too, iykyk:

  • Pod::Simple
  • Pod::Simple::Text
  • Pod::Checker

💖 SUPPORT 💖

got questions? wanna discuss POD and Pod::Simple? send them to the pod-people@perl.org mail list. to subscribe, send an empty email to pod-people-subscribe@perl.org. yes, empty. like an empty group chat, but make it productive 🎀

this module is managed in an open GitHub repository, <https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/>. feel free to fork and contribute, or to clone <https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git> and send patches! honestly, obsessed with open source besties who send patches 🫶

patches against Pod::Simple are welcome! please send bug reports to <bug-pod-simple@rt.cpan.org>. that's the address, bestie, write it down 💅

Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke.

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. so like, it's giving "no promises" and honestly? valid 😭

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Pod::Simple was created by Sean M. Burke <sburke@cpan.org>. but don't bother him, he's retired 🙈 (fr fr, let the icon rest)

Pod::Simple is maintained by:

  • Allison Randal allison@perl.org
  • Hans Dieter Pearcey hdp@cpan.org
  • David E. Wheeler dwheeler@cpan.org
these three are literally carrying the maintenance crown, show some respect 👑

and that's the whole page!! 🦋 this was Pod::Si...Checker(3pm) from perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-11-03 — mwah, bye bestie, go check some Pod 💋✨

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