The file /our_perl/lib/5.18.2/pod/perldoc.pod indeed looks promising! Found /our_perl/lib/5.18.2/pod/perldoc.pod 'grand_search_init: Found as /our_perl/lib/5.18.2/pod/perldoc.pod Found: /our_perl/lib/5.18.2/pod/perldoc.pod] That's a non-dynamic pod search. Formatter switches now: [[DEBUG Pod::Man switches are [] DEBUG Parsing /our_perl/lib/5.18.2/pod/perldoc.pod DEBUG Done parsing /our_perl/lib/5.18.2/pod/perldoc.pod DEBUG Writing podman.out.29852.txt with Pod::Man output DEBUG Filtering through /usr/bin/nroff DEBUG render is /usr/bin/nroff DEBUG render options are -man __bindir /our_perl/bin] [__pod2man pod2man]] DEBUG Writing to pipe to /usr/bin/nroff DEBUG Writing chunk 3.531982421875 DEBUG Checking read DEBUG Writing chunk 4.531982421875 DEBUG Checking read DEBUG Reading DEBUG Read 4096 bytes DEBUG Output is 4096 bytes DEBUG Writing chunk 5.531982421875 DEBUG Checking read DEBUG Reading DEBUG Read 4096 bytes DEBUG Output is 8192 bytes DEBUG Writing chunk 6.531982421875 DEBUG Checking read DEBUG Done writing DEBUG Done reading. Output is 11470 bytes DEBUG Output: ---- #### speed 38400 baud; rows = 46; columns = 150; ypixels = 0; xpixels = 0; csdata ? eucw 1:0:0:0, scrw 1:0:0:0 intr = ^c; quit = ^\; erase = ^?; kill = ^u; eof = ^d; eol = ; eol2 = ; swtch = ; start = ^q; stop = ^s; susp = ^z; dsusp = ^y; rprnt = ^r; flush = ^o; werase = ^w; lnext = ^v; -parenb -parodd cs8 -cstopb -hupcl cread -clocal -loblk -crtscts -crtsxoff -parext -ignbrk brkint -ignpar -parmrk -inpck -istrip -inlcr -igncr icrnl -iuclc ixon -ixany -ixoff imaxbel isig icanon -xcase echo echoe echok -echonl -noflsh -tostop echoctl -echoprt echoke -defecho -flusho -pendin iexten opost -olcuc onlcr -ocrnl -onocr -onlret -ofill -ofdel