diff --git a/runtime/ftplugin/pod.vim b/runtime/ftplugin/pod.vim
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+" Vim filetype plugin file
+" Language:      Perl POD format
+" Maintainer:    vim-perl <vim-perl@googlegroups.com>
+" Author:        Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
+" Homepage:      https://github.com/vim-perl/vim-perl
+" Bugs/requests: https://github.com/vim-perl/vim-perl/issues
+" License:       Vim License (see :help license)
+" Last Change:   2021 Oct 19
+
+if exists("b:did_ftplugin")
+    finish
+endif
+
+let s:save_cpo = &cpo
+set cpo-=C
+
+setlocal comments=fb:=for\ comment
+setlocal commentstring==for\ comment\ %s
+
+let b:undo_ftplugin = "setl com< cms<"
+
+if exists("loaded_matchit") && !exists("b:match_words")
+  let b:match_words =
+        \ '^=pod\>:^=cut\>,' .
+        \ '^=begin\s\+\(\S\+\):^=end\s\+\1,' .
+        \ '^=over\>:^=item\>:^=back\>,' .
+        \ '[IBCLEFSXZ]<<\%(\s\+\|$\)\@=:\%(\s\+\|^\)\@<=>>,' .
+        \ '[IBCLEFSXZ]<:>'
+  let b:undo_ftplugin .= " | unlet! b:match_words"
+endif
+
+if (has("gui_win32") || has("gui_gtk")) && !exists("b:browsefilter")
+  let b:browsefilter = "POD Source Files (*.pod)\t*.pod\n" .
+        \              "Perl Source Files (*.pl)\t*.pl\n" .
+        \              "Perl Modules (*.pm)\t*.pm\n" .
+        \              "All Files (*.*)\t*.*\n"
+  let b:undo_ftplugin .= " | unlet! b:browsefilter"
+endif
+
+function! s:jumpToSection(backwards)
+  let flags = a:backwards ? 'bsWz' : 'sWz'
+  if has('syntax_items')
+    let skip = "synIDattr(synID(line('.'), col('.'), 1), 'name') !~# '\\<podCommand\\>'"
+  else
+    let skip = ''
+  endif
+  for i in range(v:count1)
+    call search('^=\a', flags, 0, 0, skip)
+  endfor
+endfunction
+
+if !exists("no_plugin_maps") && !exists("no_pod_maps")
+  nnoremap <silent> <buffer> ]] <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection()<CR>
+  vnoremap <silent> <buffer> ]] <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection()<CR>
+  nnoremap <silent> <buffer> ][ <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection()<CR>
+  vnoremap <silent> <buffer> ][ <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection()<CR>
+  nnoremap <silent> <buffer> [[ <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection(1)<CR>
+  vnoremap <silent> <buffer> [[ <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection(1)<CR>
+  nnoremap <silent> <buffer> [] <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection(1)<CR>
+  vnoremap <silent> <buffer> [] <Cmd>call <SID>jumpToSection(1)<CR>
+  let b:undo_ftplugin .=
+        \ " | silent! exe 'nunmap <buffer> ]]' | silent! exe 'vunmap <buffer> ]]'" .
+        \ " | silent! exe 'nunmap <buffer> ][' | silent! exe 'vunmap <buffer> ]['" .
+        \ " | silent! exe 'nunmap <buffer> ]]' | silent! exe 'vunmap <buffer> ]]'" .
+        \ " | silent! exe 'nunmap <buffer> []' | silent! exe 'vunmap <buffer> []'"
+endif
+
+let &cpo = s:save_cpo
+unlet s:save_cpo
+
+" vim: set expandtab: