```{index} single: Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf ``` # Pod::Perldoc::ToRtf let Perldoc render Pod as RTF ## SYNOPSIS ```text perldoc -o rtf Some::Modulename ``` ## 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 [Pod::Simple::RTF](../Simple/RTF.md), [Pod::Simple](../Simple.md), [Pod::Perldoc](../Perldoc.md) ## 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 Current maintainer: Mark Allen `` Past contributions from: brian d foy `` Adriano R. Ferreira ``, Sean M. Burke ``