go-doc
display Go package and symbol documentation
TLDR
Show package documentation
$ go doc [fmt]
Show function documentation$ go doc [fmt.Println]
Show all documentation$ go doc -all [package]
Show unexported symbols$ go doc -u [package]
Show source code$ go doc -src [fmt.Println]
SYNOPSIS
go doc [options] [package] [symbol]
DESCRIPTION
go doc shows documentation for Go packages and symbols. It extracts documentation from source code comments following Go documentation conventions.
The command displays documentation for packages, types, functions, and methods. It can show source code and unexported symbols for development reference.
PARAMETERS
PACKAGE
Package to document.SYMBOL
Symbol to look up.-all
Show all documentation.-u
Include unexported.-src
Show source code.-c
Case-sensitive matching.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Reads from source, not installed docs. Standard library always available. Custom packages need source.
HISTORY
go doc is part of the Go toolchain, providing documentation access following Go's convention of documentation in source code.