# Getting documentation programmatically?

**URL:** <https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/getting-documentation-programmatically/37516>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** documentation\
**Created:** [February 12, 2021, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/getting-documentation-programmatically/37516 "2021-02-12T22:24:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://forum.elixirforum.com/t/getting-documentation-programmatically/37516/7 "2021-02-13T01:50:50Z")

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> [@HiPhish](#):
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> `Code.fetch_docs(:'Elixir.Kernel')`

You can use `Kernel`, no need for cumbersome and non-standard `:'Elixir.Kernel'`. Btw `Kernel` is an alias that resolves to `:"Elixir.Kernel"`. `:Kernel` is just an atom.

```elixir
iex(2)> :"Elixir.Kernel"
Kernel
iex(3)> :Kernel
:Kernel

```

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