diff --git a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/langs/pod.js b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/langs/pod.js
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--- a/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/langs/pod.js
+++ b/lib/gollum/frontend/public/javascript/gollum-editor/langs/pod.js
@@ -68,4 +68,46 @@ var Pod = {
 
 jQuery.GollumEditor.defineLanguage('pod', Pod);
 
+
+var PodHelp = [
+                {
+                  menuName: 'Command Paragraphs',
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      menuName: 'Headings',
+                      data: '<p>All command paragraphs start with <code>=</code> (equals sign).</p><p>To create headings 1 through 4, begin your command paragraph with <code>=headN</code>, where <code>N</code> is the number of the heading 1 through 4. For example, to make a first-order heading (the largest possible,) write <code>=head1</code>, then on the next line begin your paragraph that you want under the heading.</p>'
+                    },
+                    {
+                      menuName: 'Beginning and Ending',
+                      data: '<p>Perl pod blocks should begin with <code>=pod</code> and end with <code>=cut</code>, signifying to Pod parsers that the pod block has begun and ended. These command paragraphs only signal the beginning and end of a pod block.</p>'
+                    },
+                    {
+                      menuName: 'Other Formats',
+                      data: '<p>pod also allows blocks in other formats, such as HTML or plain text. To create one of these blocks, use the <code>=format SYNTAX</code> command paragraph, where <code>SYNTAX</code> is the syntax of the block (e.g. <code>html</code> or <code>txt</code>). At the end of your block, use the <code>=end SYNTAX</code> block.</p>'
+                    },
+                    {
+                      menuName: 'Encoding',
+                      data: '<p>If you are having encoding troubles, use the <code>=encoding ENC_TYPE</code> command, where <code>ENC_TYPE</code> is the encoding type (e.g. <code>utf8</code>, <code>koi8-r</code>). This will affect the entire document, not just the block below the command.</p>'
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                {
+                  {
+                    menuName: 'Formatting',
+                    content: [
+                      {
+                        menuName: 'Text',
+                        data: '<p>Formatting text as <strong>bold</strong>, <em>italic</em> or <code>code</code> works in the <code>S&lt;word&gt;</code> syntax, where <code>S</code> is an abbreviation for the type of text you are trying to create. For example, <code>B&lt;my bold text&gt;</code> becomes <strong>my bold text</strong>,  <code>I&lt;italic text&gt;</code> becomes <em>italic text</em> and <code>C&lt;code here()&gt;</code> becomes <code>code here()</code>.</p>'
+                      },
+                      {
+                        menuName: 'Hyperlinks',
+                        data: '<p>Writing hyperlinks in pod is much like formatting text, using the same <code>S&lt;&gt;</code> syntax. Instead of <code>B</code>, <code>I</code> or <code>C</code>, use <code>L</code> to begin a hyperlink.</p><p>pod allows you to hyperlink to a <code>man</code> page, a Perl documentation page, or another web page. To link to a <code>man</code> or Perl documentation page, simply include the page name in the link (e.g. <code>L&lt;perl(1)&gt;</code> or <code>L&lt;Net::Ping&gt;</code>). If you want to link to a web page, separate the URL and the link text with a pipe (e.g. to link to github.com, write <code>L&lt;GitHub|http://github.com/&gt;</code>).'
+                      }
+                    ]
+                  } 
+                }
+];
+
+jQuery.GollumEditor.defineHelp('pod', PodHelp);
+
 })();