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godoc — View documentation for go packages. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/god

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Problem

How to use the godoc command: View documentation for go packages. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc>.

Solution

godoc — View documentation for go packages. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc>.

Display help for a specific package:

godoc {{fmt}}

Display help for the function "Printf" of "fmt" package:

godoc {{fmt}} {{Printf}}

Serve documentation as a web server on port 6060:

godoc -http=:{{6060}}

Create an index file:

godoc -write_index -index_files={{path/to/file}}

Use the given index file to search the docs:

godoc -http=:{{6060}} -index -index_files={{path/to/file}}

Code Snippets

Display help for a specific package

godoc {{fmt}}

Display help for the function "Printf" of "fmt" package

godoc {{fmt}} {{Printf}}

Serve documentation as a web server on port 6060

godoc -http=:{{6060}}

Create an index file

godoc -write_index -index_files={{path/to/file}}

Use the given index file to search the docs

godoc -http=:{{6060}} -index -index_files={{path/to/file}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/godoc

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