S<[ B<-i>[I<extension>] ]>
S<[ [B<-e>|B<-E>] I<'command'> ] [ B<--> ] [ I<programfile> ] [ I<argument> ]...>
-If you're new to Perl, you should start with L<perlintro>, which is a
-general intro for beginners and provides some background to help you
-navigate the rest of Perl's extensive documentation.
+=head1 GETTING HELP
+
+The F<perldoc> program gives you access to all the documentation that comes
+with Perl. You can get more documentation, tutorials and community support
+online at L<http://www.perl.org/>.
+
+If you're new to Perl, you should start by running C<perldoc perlintro>,
+which is a general intro for beginners and provides some background to help
+you navigate the rest of Perl's extensive documentation. Run C<perldoc
+perldoc> to learn more things you can do with F<perldoc>.
For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections.
perluniintro Perl Unicode introduction
perlunicode Perl Unicode support
perlunifaq Perl Unicode FAQ
- perluniprops Perl Unicode property index
+ perluniprops Complete index of Unicode Version 5.1.0 properties
perlunitut Perl Unicode tutorial
perlebcdic Considerations for running Perl on EBCDIC platforms
perldoc Look up Perl documentation in Pod format
perlhist Perl history records
+ perl5120delta Perl changes in version 5.12.0
perldelta Perl changes since previous version
+ perl5114delta Perl changes in version 5.11.4
+ perl5113delta Perl changes in version 5.11.3
perl5112delta Perl changes in version 5.11.2
perl5111delta Perl changes in version 5.11.1
perl5110delta Perl changes in version 5.11.0
perlvos Perl notes for Stratus VOS
perlwin32 Perl notes for Windows
+On a Unix-like system, these documentation files will usually also be
+available as manpages for use with the F<man> program.
-By default, the manpages listed above are installed in the
-F</usr/local/man/> directory.
-
-Extensive additional documentation for Perl modules is available. The
-default configuration for perl will place this additional documentation
-in the F</usr/local/lib/perl5/man> directory (or else in the F<man>
-subdirectory of the Perl library directory). Some of this additional
-documentation is distributed standard with Perl, but you'll also find
-documentation for third-party modules there.
-
-You should be able to view Perl's documentation with your man(1)
-program by including the proper directories in the appropriate start-up
-files, or in the MANPATH environment variable. To find out where the
-configuration has installed the manpages, type:
-
- perl -V:man.dir
-
-If the directories have a common stem, such as F</usr/local/man/man1>
-and F</usr/local/man/man3>, you need only to add that stem
-(F</usr/local/man>) to your man(1) configuration files or your MANPATH
-environment variable. If they do not share a stem, you'll have to add
-both stems.
-
-If that doesn't work for some reason, you can still use the
-supplied F<perldoc> script to view module information. You might
-also look into getting a replacement man program.
-
-If something strange has gone wrong with your program and you're not
-sure where you should look for help, try the B<-w> switch first. It
-will often point out exactly where the trouble is.
+In general, if something strange has gone wrong with your program and you're
+not sure where you should look for help, try the B<-w> switch first. It will
+often point out exactly where the trouble is.
=head1 DESCRIPTION