{
    "mode": "perldoc",
    "parameter": "Pod::Text::Overstrike",
    "section": "",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Pod%3A%3AText%3A%3AOverstrike/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-03T07:45:18Z",
    "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": {
        "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 output text using\noverstrike sequences, in a manner similar to nroff. Characters in bold text are overstruck\n(character, backspace, character) and characters in underlined text are converted to overstruck\nunderscores (underscore, backspace, character). This format was originally designed for\nhard-copy terminals and/or line printers, yet is readable on soft-copy (CRT) terminals.\n\nOverstruck text is best viewed by page-at-a-time programs that take advantage of the terminal's\nstand-out and *underline* capabilities, such as the less program on Unix.\n\nApart from the overstrike, it in all ways functions like Pod::Text. See Pod::Text for details\nand available options.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "BUGS": {
            "content": "Currently, the outermost formatting instruction wins, so for example underlined text inside a\nregion of bold text is displayed as simply bold. There may be some better approach possible.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "Originally written by Joe Smith <Joe.Smith@inwap.com>, using the framework created by Russ\nAllbery <rra@cpan.org>. Subsequently updated by 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 <rra@cpan.org>\n\nThis program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as\nPerl itself.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "Pod::Text, Pod::Simple\n\nThe current version of this module is always available from its web site at\n<https://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/software/podlators/>. It is also part of the Perl core\ndistribution as of 5.6.0.\n",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "Pod::Text::Overstrike - Convert POD data to formatted overstrike text",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": []
}