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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/t/pod/pod2usage.xr b/contrib/perl5/t/pod/pod2usage.xr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..7315d4025a0c --- /dev/null +++ b/contrib/perl5/t/pod/pod2usage.xr @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +###### begin =include pod2usage.PL ##### +NAME + pod2usage - print usage messages from embedded pod docs in files + +SYNOPSIS + pod2usage [-help] [-man] [-exit *exitval*] [-output *outfile*] + [-verbose *level*] [-pathlist *dirlist*] *file* + +OPTIONS AND ARGUMENTS + -help Print a brief help message and exit. + + -man Print this command's manual page and exit. + + -exit *exitval* + The exit status value to return. + + -output *outfile* + The output file to print to. If the special names "-" or ">&1" + or ">&STDOUT" are used then standard output is used. If ">&2" or + ">&STDERR" is used then standard error is used. + + -verbose *level* + The desired level of verbosity to use: + + 1 : print SYNOPSIS only + 2 : print SYNOPSIS sections and any OPTIONS/ARGUMENTS sections + 3 : print the entire manpage (similar to running pod2text) + + -pathlist *dirlist* + Specifies one or more directories to search for the input file + if it was not supplied with an absolute path. Each directory + path in the given list should be separated by a ':' on Unix (';' + on MSWin32 and DOS). + + *file* The pathname of a file containing pod documentation to be output + in usage mesage format (defaults to standard input). + +DESCRIPTION + pod2usage will read the given input file looking for pod documentation + and will print the corresponding usage message. If no input file is + specifed than standard input is read. + + pod2usage invokes the pod2usage() function in the Pod::Usage module. + Please see the pod2usage() entry in the Pod::Usage manpage. + +SEE ALSO + the Pod::Usage manpage, the pod2text(1) manpage + +AUTHOR + Brad Appleton <bradapp@enteract.com> + + Based on code for pod2text(1) written by Tom Christiansen + <tchrist@mox.perl.com> + +###### end =include pod2usage.PL ##### |