Plain Old Documentation (pod) – write documentation for Perl, Perl software, and Perl modules

Posted by sde on Oct 5, 2018 10:03 AM EDT
LinuxLinks.com; By Eilidih Parris
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Plain Old Documentation (known as pod) is a simple, lightweight markup language used for writing documentation for Perl, Perl programs, and Perl modules. This markup language is designed to make it easy for programmers to add documentation to their software and modules.

Perl is a versatile language. It’s often used to write (CGI) scripts, manipulate text, general web programming, networking, system administration, prototyping, database access, and graphical programming. One of the most powerful features of Perl is its extensive library of modules. Many of these modules are available from the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network, which mirrors over 178,000 Perl modules.

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