As of Go 1.25, the go doc subcommand directly includes the code that was previously in cmd/doc, and no longer executes that command. While the doc tool could still be executed using go tool doc it is really meant to be run using go doc.
We plan to remove cmd/doc, and also the ability to run go tool doc in Go 1.26 since it's no longer necessary.
Comment From: gabyhelp
Related Issues
- x/tools/cmd/godoc: remove CLI support in Go 1.12 #25443 (closed)
- proposal: x/tools/{godoc,cmd/godoc}: isolate, tag, and delete godoc #59056
- cmd/doc: do not respect relative import paths that match standard commands #16183 (closed)
- x/tools/cmd/godoc: document as deprecated #49212 (closed)
- cmd/doc: load packages with golang.org/x/tools/go/packages #34750
Related Code Changes
Related Documentation
- Go 1.2 Release Notes > Changes to the implementations and tools > The go doc command is deleted
- Go 1.5 Release Notes > Tools > Go doc command
- Go 1.2 Release Notes > Changes to the implementations and tools > Godoc and vet moved to the go.tools subrepository
- Go 1.12 Release Notes > Tools > godoc and go doc
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