{
    "mode": "info",
    "parameter": "Pod::Text::Overstrike",
    "section": "",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/info/Pod%3A%3AText%3A%3AOverstrike/json",
    "generated": "2026-07-07T06:18:49Z",
    "synopsis": "use Pod::Text::Overstrike;\nmy $parser = Pod::Text::Overstrike->new (sentence => 0, width => 78);\n# Read POD from STDIN and write to STDOUT.\n$parser->parsefromfilehandle;\n# Read POD from file.pod and write to file.txt.\n$parser->parsefromfile ('file.pod', 'file.txt');",
    "sections": {
        "Pod::Text::Overstrike(3Perl)Programmers Reference Pod::Text::Overstrike(3perl)": {
            "content": "",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "NAME": {
            "content": "Pod::Text::Overstrike - Convert POD data to formatted overstrike text\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "use Pod::Text::Overstrike;\nmy $parser = Pod::Text::Overstrike->new (sentence => 0, width => 78);\n\n# Read POD from STDIN and write to STDOUT.\n$parser->parsefromfilehandle;\n\n# Read POD from file.pod and write to file.txt.\n$parser->parsefromfile ('file.pod', 'file.txt');\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "Pod::Text::Overstrike is a simple subclass of Pod::Text that highlights\noutput text using overstrike sequences, in a manner similar to nroff.\nCharacters in bold text are overstruck (character, backspace,\ncharacter) and characters in underlined text are converted to\noverstruck underscores (underscore, backspace, character).  This format\nwas originally designed for hard-copy terminals and/or line printers,\nyet is readable on soft-copy (CRT) terminals.\n\nOverstruck text is best viewed by page-at-a-time programs that take\nadvantage of the terminal's stand-out and underline capabilities, such\nas the less program on Unix.\n\nApart from the overstrike, it in all ways functions like Pod::Text.\nSee Pod::Text for details and available options.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "Currently, the outermost formatting instruction wins, so for example\nunderlined text inside a region of bold text is displayed as simply\nbold.  There may be some better approach possible.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Originally written by Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>, using the\nframework created by Russ Allbery <rra@cpan.org>.  Subsequently updated\nby Russ Allbery.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE": {
            "content": "Copyright 2000 by Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>\n\nCopyright 2001, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2018-2019 by Russ Allbery\n<rra@cpan.org>\n\nThis program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it\nunder the same terms as Perl itself.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "Pod::Text, Pod::Simple\n\nThe current version of this module is always available from its web\nsite at <https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/podlators/>.  It is also\npart of the Perl core distribution as of 5.6.0.\n\nperl v5.34.0                      2026-06-23      Pod::Text::Overstrike(3perl)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "Pod::Text::Overstrike - Convert POD data to formatted overstrike text",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "Overstrike",
            "section": "3perl",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/Overstrike/3perl/json"
        }
    ]
}