{{italic title}} '''''Perl Programming Documentation''''', also called '''''perldoc''''', is the name of the [[user manual]] for the [[Perl 5]] [[programming language]]. It is available in several different formats, including online in [[HTML]] and [[Portable Document Format|PDF]]. The [[Software documentation|documentation]] is bundled with Perl in its own format, known as [[Plain Old Documentation]] (pod). Some [[Distribution (software)|distributions]], such as [[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]].
== See also == * [[Outline of Perl]] – overview of and topical guide to the Perl programming language * [[Raku (programming language)|Raku]] – Perl 5's sister language * [[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]] – Internet slang for "Read the Frickin' Manual"
== External links == * [http://perldoc.perl.org/index.html Official documentation for Perl 5] – displays the documentation, and also includes links to download the HTML and PDF files for off-line use. ** [http://perldoc.perl.org/perldoc.html The perldoc help page] – covers use of the perldoc command * [http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=408254 Perl documentation documentation] – documentation about perl's documentation * [https://docs.perl6.org/ Official documentation for Perl 6]
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