```{index} single: Pod::Simple::Checker ``` # Pod::Simple::Checker check the Pod syntax of a document ## SYNOPSIS ```perl perl -MPod::Simple::Checker -e \ "exit Pod::Simple::Checker->filter(shift)->any_errata_seen" \ thingy.pod ``` ## DESCRIPTION This class is for checking the syntactic validity of Pod. It works by basically acting like a simple-minded version of [Pod::Simple::Text](Text.md) that formats only the "Pod Errors" section (if Pod::Simple even generates one for the given document). This is a subclass of [Pod::Simple](../Simple.md) and inherits all its methods. ## SEE ALSO [Pod::Simple](../Simple.md), [Pod::Simple::Text](Text.md), [Pod::Checker](../Checker.md) ## SUPPORT Questions or discussion about POD and Pod::Simple should be sent to the pod-people@perl.org mail list. Send an empty email to pod-people-subscribe@perl.org to subscribe. This module is managed in an open GitHub repository, [https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/](https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple/). Feel free to fork and contribute, or to clone [https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git](https://github.com/perl-pod/pod-simple.git) and send patches! Patches against Pod::Simple are welcome. Please send bug reports to . ## COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMERS Copyright (c) 2002 Sean M. Burke. 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 Pod::Simple was created by Sean M. Burke . But don't bother him, he's retired. Pod::Simple is maintained by: - Allison Randal `allison@perl.org` - Hans Dieter Pearcey `hdp@cpan.org` - David E. Wheeler `dwheeler@cpan.org`