perldoc

Look up Perl documentation in .pod format. More information: <https://perldoc.perl.org/perldoc>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/perldoc.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install perl
Ubuntu
apt-get install perl
Alpine
apk add perl
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S perl
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install perl
Fedora
dnf install perl-Pod-Perldoc
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install perl
OS X
brew install perl
Raspbian
apt-get install perl
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/perldoc
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/perldoc perldoc powered by Commando

Look up Perl documentation in .pod format. More information: <https://perldoc.perl.org/perldoc>.

  • View documentation for a builtin [f]unction, a [v]ariable or an [a]PI:
    perldoc -f|v|a name
  • Search in the the question headings of Perl FAQ:
    perldoc -q regex
  • Send output directly to `stdout` (by default, it is send to a pager):
    perldoc -T page|module|program|URL
  • Specify the language code of the desired translation:
    perldoc -L language_code page|module|program|URL

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