NAME

pod2readme - Intelligently generate a README file from POD

USAGE

pod2readme [-cfho] [long options...] input-file [output-file] [target]

    Intelligently generate a README file from POD

    -t --target     target type (default: 'readme')
    -f --format     output format (default: 'text')
    -b --backup     backup output file
    -o --output     output filename (default based on target)
    -c --stdout     output to stdout (console)
    -F --force      only update if files are changed
    -h --help       print usage and exit

SYNOPSIS

pod2readme -f markdown lib/MyApp.pm

DESCRIPTION

This utility will use Pod::Readme to extract a README file from a POD document.

It works by extracting and filtering the POD, and then calling the appropriate filter program to convert the POD to another format.

OPTIONS

--backup

By default, pod2readme will back up the output file. To disable this, use the --no-backup option.

--output

Specifies the name of the output file. If omitted, it will use the second command line argument, or default to the --target plus the corresponding extension of the --format.

For all intents, the default is README.

If a format other than "text" is chosen, then the appropriate extension will be added, e.g. for "markdown", the default output file is README.md.

--target

The target of the filter, which defaults to "readme".

--format

The output format, which defaults to "text".

Other supposed formats are "github", "html", "latex", "man", "markdown", "pod", "rtf", and "xhtml". You can also use "gfm" instead of "github". Similary you can use "md" for "markdown".

--stdout

If enabled, it will output to the console instead of --output.

--force

By default, the README will be generated if the source files have been changed. Using --force will force the file to be updated.

Note: POD format files will always be updated.

--help

Prints the usage and exits.

SEE ALSO

pod2text, pod2markdown.