# perldoc > Pod::Perldoc::ToText

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type: CommandReference
command: Pod::Perldoc::ToText
mode: perldoc
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source: perldoc
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## Quick Reference
- `perldoc -o text Some::Modulename` — Render Pod as plaintext using default settings
- `perldoc -o text -w indent:5 Some::Modulename` — Render with custom indentation

## Name
Let Perldoc render Pod as plaintext

## Description
This is a plug-in class that allows Perldoc to use [Pod::Text](https://perldoc.perl.org/Pod::Text) as a formatter class. It supports the following options, passed via `-w`: `alt`, `indent`, `loose`, `quotes`, `sentence`, `width`. See [Pod::Text](https://perldoc.perl.org/Pod::Text) for details.

**Caveat:** This module may change to use a different text formatter class in the future, which may affect what options are supported.

## Synopsis
shell
perldoc -o text [Some::Modulename]
perldoc -o text -w indent:5 [Some::Modulename]
## Options
- `alt` — see Pod::Text
- `indent` — see Pod::Text
- `loose` — see Pod::Text
- `quotes` — see Pod::Text
- `sentence` — see Pod::Text
- `width` — see Pod::Text

## Examples
shell
perldoc -o text Some::Modulename
perldoc -o text -w indent:5 Some::Modulename
## See Also
- [Pod::Text](https://perldoc.perl.org/Pod::Text)
- [Pod::Perldoc](https://perldoc.perl.org/Pod::Perldoc)