# Perl Programming Documentation

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***Perl Programming Documentation***, also called ***perldoc***, is the name of the [user manual](/source/User_manual) for the [Perl 5](/source/Perl_5) [programming language](/source/Programming_language). It is available in several different formats, including online in [HTML](/source/HTML) and [PDF](/source/Portable_Document_Format). The [documentation](/source/Software_documentation) is bundled with Perl in its own format, known as [Plain Old Documentation](/source/Plain_Old_Documentation) (pod). Some [distributions](/source/Distribution_(software)), such as [Strawberry Perl](/source/Strawberry_Perl), include the documentation in HTML, PDF, and pod formats.

**perldoc** is also the name of the Perl command that provides "access to all the documentation that comes with Perl", from the [command line](/source/Command_line).

## See also

- [Outline of Perl](/source/Outline_of_Perl) – overview of and topical guide to the Perl programming language

- [Raku](/source/Raku_(programming_language)) – Perl 5's sister language

- [man page](/source/Man_page) – form of software documentation usually found on a Unix or Unix-like operating system, invoked by issuing the man command. Perl documentation is sometimes available as man pages.

- [RTFM](/source/RTFM) – Internet slang for "Read the Frickin' Manual"

## External links

- [Official documentation for Perl 5](http://perldoc.perl.org/index.html) – displays the documentation, and also includes links to download the HTML and PDF files for off-line use. - [The perldoc help page](http://perldoc.perl.org/perldoc.html) – covers use of the perldoc command

- [Perl documentation documentation](http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=408254) – documentation about perl's documentation

- [Official documentation for Perl 6](https://docs.perl6.org/)

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