Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf(3pm)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf - let Perldoc render Pod as RTF

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
  perldoc -o rtf Some::Modulename
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This is a "plug-in" class that allows Perldoc to use Pod::Simple::RTF as a formatter class.

This is actually a Pod::Simple::RTF subclass, and inherits all its options.

You have to have Pod::Simple::RTF installed (from the Pod::Simple dist), or this module won't work.

If Perldoc is running under MSWin and uses this class as a formatter, the output will be opened with *write.exe* or whatever program is specified in the environment variable "RTFREADER". For example, to specify that RTF files should be opened the same as they are when you double-click them, you would do "set RTFREADER=start.exe" in your *autoexec.bat*.

Handy tip: put "set PERLDOC=-ortf" in your *autoexec.bat* and that will set this class as the default formatter to run when you do "perldoc whatever".

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

Pod::Simple::RTF, Pod::Simple, Pod::Perldoc

# [COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS](#COPYRIGHT_AND_DISCLAIMERS)

Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke. All rights reserved.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Current maintainer: Mark Allen "<mallen@cpan.org>"

Past contributions from: brian d foy "<bdfoy@cpan.org>" Adriano R. Ferreira "<ferreira@cpan.org>", Sean M. Burke "<sburke@cpan.org>"

2026-10-26 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf(3pm) from perl 5.44.0-r3 (Chainguard OS)
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