Pod::DocBook - module to convert pod files to DocBook SGML


NAME

Pod::DocBook - module to convert pod files to DocBook SGML


SYNOPSIS

    use Pod::DocBook;
    pod2docbook( [options] );


DESCRIPTION

Converts files from pod format ( see the perlpod manpage ) to DocBook format. It can automatically generate indexes and cross-references, and it keeps a cache of things it knows how to cross-reference.


ARGUMENTS

Pod::DocBook takes the following arguments:

help
    --help

Displays the usage message.

infile
    --infile=name

Specify the pod file to convert. Input is taken from STDIN if no infile is specified.

outfile
    --outfile=name

Specify the HTML file to create. Output goes to STDOUT if no outfile is specified.

title
    --title=title

Specify the title of the resulting HTML file.

no-header
    --no-header

Doesn't write a default header out for the DTD.

no-footer
    --no-footer

Doesn't write a default footer out for the DTD.

root-id
    --root-id

Specifies the root identifier for the base element used in chapter and section tags. The default is pod2docbook-ch-1.

verbose
    --verbose

Display progress messages.


EXAMPLE

    pod2docbook( "pod2docbook", "--infile=foo.pod",
                 "--outfile=/perl/nmanual/foo.sgml" );


AUTHOR

Alligator Descartes <descarte@arcana.co.uk> from the original the pod2html manpage source code by Tom Christiansen, <tchrist@perl.com>, for it is he. Many thanks to Chris Maden of O'Reilly & Associations for doing serious road-testing on this module.


BUGS

Has trouble with etc in = commands.


LIMITATIONS

Nested =over/=back lists are not supported within DocBook.


SEE ALSO

the perlpod manpage


COPYRIGHT

This program is distributed under the Artistic License.

 Pod::DocBook - module to convert pod files to DocBook SGML