dokumentaatiokomennot

Dokumentaatiokomennot, often translated as documentation commands or doc commands, refer to a set of instructions or keywords used within a software system, programming language, or development environment to generate, display, or manage documentation. These commands are crucial for developers and users to understand how to use a particular piece of software, library, or API.

In programming languages, documentation commands are frequently integrated directly into the source code as special comments. These comments are then parsed by documentation generators, such as Javadoc for Java, Sphinx for Python, or Doxygen for C++. The generators extract these specially formatted comments and combine them with the code's structure to produce comprehensive documentation in various formats, like HTML or PDF. This practice promotes the principle of "documentation as code," ensuring that documentation stays synchronized with the actual implementation.

Beyond source code, documentation commands can also exist as standalone utilities within command-line interfaces. For example, a command-line tool might have options like `--help` or `-h` which, when invoked, display a summary of the tool's usage, available options, and arguments. Other commands might be used to search through extensive documentation databases or to retrieve specific information about functions or modules. The primary goal of these commands is to make information about software readily accessible and easy to understand, thereby improving usability and facilitating development.