I don't always have access to the internet, but I can always view perldoc output as a web page using the following batch file in Windows. It is vastly superior to view perldoc output as a web page, since you can freely navigate within the content instead of scrolling through the content in a command window.

BTW, I am aware that there is an HTML folder in the "C:\Perl" directory where module documentation is stored, but this approach seemed much cleaner and easier, plus this makes the full range of perldoc output available for viewing as a web page. 

rem ********************************************
rem * Name: pm.bat
rem * Desc: Display perldoc output as web page.
rem ********************************************
@echo off
perldoc -m %* | pod2html --quiet > "%APPDATA%\perldoc_temp.htm"
del pod2htmd.tmp pod2htmi.tmp
start "C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe" "%APPDATA%\per
+ldoc_temp.htm"

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Sample Usage:
pm List::Util

Notes:
1. I use the environment variable %APPDATA% to point to the working directory because it works in both XP and Vista.
2. I have the "-m" option hard-coded in the batch file. This would be better as an option with default value.
3. I use Internet Explorer, but you can modify the batch file to use the browser of your choice.

"Its not how hard you work, its how much you get done."

In reply to View local perldoc output as a web page by roho

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