NAME

       pod2readme - Intelligently generate a README file from POD

USAGE

           pod2readme [-cfho] [long options...] input-file [output-file] [target]

               Intelligently generate a README file from POD

               -t --target     target type (default: 'readme')
               -f --format     output format (default: 'text')
               -b --backup     backup output file
               -o --output     output filename (default based on target)
               -c --stdout     output to stdout (console)
               -F --force      only update if files are changed
               -h --help       print usage and exit

SYNOPSIS

           pod2readme -f markdown lib/MyApp.pm

DESCRIPTION

       This utility will use Pod::Readme to extract a README file from a POD document.

       It works by extracting and filtering the POD, and then calling the appropriate filter
       program to convert the POD to another format.

OPTIONS

   "--backup"
       By default, "pod2readme" will back up the output file. To disable this, use the
       "--no-backup" option.

   "--output"
       Specifies the name of the output file. If omitted, it will use the second command line
       argument, or default to the "--target" plus the corresponding extension of the "--format".

       For all intents, the default is README.

       If a format other than "text" is chosen, then the appropriate extension will be added,
       e.g. for "markdown", the default output file is README.md.

   "--target"
       The target of the filter, which defaults to "readme".

   "--format"
       The output format, which defaults to "text".

       Other supposed formats are "html", "latex", "man", "markdown", "pod", "rtf", and "xhtml".

   "--stdout"
       If enabled, it will output to the console instead of "--output".

   "--force"
       By default, the README will be generated if the source files have been changed.  Using
       "--force" will force the file to be updated.

       Note: POD format files will always be updated.

   "--help"
       Prints the usage and exits.

SEE ALSO

       pod2text, pod2markdown.