godoc

TLDR

Start documentation server

$ godoc -http=:6060

Show package docs

$ godoc [fmt]

Show specific function

$ godoc [fmt Println]

Output HTML

$ godoc -html [package]

SYNOPSIS

godoc [options] [package] [symbol]

godoc extracts and generates documentation for Go packages. It can serve documentation as a web server or print to console, providing browsable documentation.
The HTTP server mode provides searchable documentation with source code links. It indexes all packages in GOPATH/GOROOT for comprehensive browsing.
godoc serves and displays Go documentation.

PARAMETERS

PACKAGE

Package to document.

SYMBOL

Symbol to look up.

-http ADDR

Start HTTP server.

-html

Output HTML format.

-src

Show source code.

--help

Display help information.

CAVEATS

Separate install since Go 1.12. Use go doc for quick lookups. Server mode for browsing.

HISTORY

godoc was the original Go documentation tool, now available separately from golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc.