diff --git a/cmd/docs.go b/cmd/docs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a608b5f41d5dbc1bfa491c67045b67f08947e5bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/docs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2021 da/net research group <danet.fbi.h-da.de>
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+   without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra/doc"
+)
+
+// docsCmd represents the docs command
+var docsCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "docs",
+	Short: "Generates all docs for the gosdn cli",
+	Long: `Generates all docs for the gosdn cli in some distant future.
+
+Markdown is the only format implemented yet`,
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		return doc.GenMarkdownTree(rootCmd, "./docs")
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(docsCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/markdown.go b/cmd/markdown.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..09e4fbb7c20cf402cf434b4d57d4c81c3018f960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/markdown.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+Copyright © 2021 da/net research group <danet.fbi.h-da.de>
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
+   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
+   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors
+   may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software
+   without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+*/
+
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra/doc"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+// markdownCmd represents the markdown command
+var markdownCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "markdown",
+	Short: "A brief description of your command",
+	Long: `A longer description that spans multiple lines and likely contains examples
+and usage of using your command. For example:
+
+Cobra is a CLI library for Go that empowers applications.
+This application is a tool to generate the needed files
+to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+		return doc.GenMarkdownTree(rootCmd, "./docs")
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	docsCmd.AddCommand(markdownCmd)
+
+	// Here you will define your flags and configuration settings.
+
+	// Cobra supports Persistent Flags which will work for this command
+	// and all subcommands, e.g.:
+	// markdownCmd.PersistentFlags().String("foo", "", "A help for foo")
+
+	// Cobra supports local flags which will only run when this command
+	// is called directly, e.g.:
+	// markdownCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 61b1e153fba0a4294eb7a18ff2538186739d5143..4a302931f1327e2434a15a62675a8a16dcf08999 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is ./configs/gosdn.toml)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&username, "username", "u", "admin", "username for a gnmi resource")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&password, "password", "p", "arista", "password for a gnmi resource")
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&address, "address", "a", "ceos-cocsn.apps.ocp.fbi.h-da.de:6030", "address of a gnmi target")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&address, "address", "a", "141.100.67.238:6030", "address of a gnmi target")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&loglevel, "log-level", "l", "", "log level 'debug' or 'trace'")
 
 	rootCmd.Flags().StringVar(&grpcPort, "grpc-port", "55055", "port for gRPC NBI")
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index df1bca3a02416ecdb2b8129aa30f24d7ceea3832..05b5b39af7657f101a28bc658e3747e808c69fe1 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ github.com/coreos/etcd v3.3.13+incompatible/go.mod h1:uF7uidLiAD3TWHmW31ZFd/JWoc
 github.com/coreos/go-semver v0.3.0/go.mod h1:nnelYz7RCh+5ahJtPPxZlU+153eP4D4r3EedlOD2RNk=
 github.com/coreos/go-systemd v0.0.0-20190321100706-95778dfbb74e/go.mod h1:F5haX7vjVVG0kc13fIWeqUViNPyEJxv/OmvnBo0Yme4=
 github.com/coreos/pkg v0.0.0-20180928190104-399ea9e2e55f/go.mod h1:E3G3o1h8I7cfcXa63jLwjI0eiQQMgzzUDFVpN/nH/eA=
+github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0 h1:EoUDS0afbrsXAZ9YQ9jdu/mZ2sXgT1/2yyNng4PGlyM=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
 github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
@@ -371,10 +372,12 @@ github.com/prometheus/tsdb v0.7.1/go.mod h1:qhTCs0VvXwvX/y3TZrWD7rabWM+ijKTux40T
 github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics v0.0.0-20190826022208-cac0b30c2563/go.mod h1:bCqnVzQkZxMG4s8nGwiZ5l3QUCyqpo9Y+/ZMZ9VjZe4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/fastuuid v0.0.0-20150106093220-6724a57986af/go.mod h1:XWv6SoW27p1b0cqNHllgS5HIMJraePCO15w5zCzIWYg=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
+github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1 h1:lPqVAte+HuHNfhJ/0LC98ESWRz8afy9tM/0RK8m9o+Q=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
 github.com/ryanuber/columnize v0.0.0-20160712163229-9b3edd62028f/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFouqFdy9/2g9QGwK3SQygK0Ts=
 github.com/satori/go.uuid v1.2.0/go.mod h1:dA0hQrYB0VpLJoorglMZABFdXlWrHn1NEOzdhQKdks0=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529/go.mod h1:DxrIzT+xaE7yg65j358z/aeFdxmN0P9QXhEzd20vsDc=
+github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0 h1:PdmoCO6wvbs+7yrJyMORt4/BmY5IYyJwS/kOiWx8mHo=
 github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeVRXNmyL/1OwPU0+IJeTBvfc=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:LxeOpSwHxABJmUn/MG1IvRgCAasNZTLOkJPxbbu5VWo=
 github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.1/go.mod h1:ni0Sbl8bgC9z8RoU9G6nDWqqs/fq4eDPysMBDgk/93Q=