diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/generate-docs.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/generate-docs.go
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+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra/doc"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/exit"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/out"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var path string
+
+// generateDocs represents the generate-docs command
+var generateDocs = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "generate-docs",
+	Short: "Populates the specified folder with documentation in markdown about minikube",
+	Long:  "Populates the specified folder with documentation in markdown about minikube",
+	Example: "minikube generate-docs --path <FOLDER_PATH>",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+
+		// if directory does not exist
+		docsPath, err := os.Stat(path)
+		if err != nil || !docsPath.IsDir() {
+			exit.UsageT("Unable to generate the documentation. Please ensure that the path specified is a directory, exists & you have permission to write to it.")
+		}
+
+		// generate docs
+		if err := doc.GenMarkdownTree(RootCmd,path); err != nil {
+			exit.WithError("Unable to generate docs", err)
+		}
+		out.T(out.Documentation,"Docs have been saved at - {{.path}}",out.V{"path":path})
+	},
+
+}
+
+func init() {
+	generateDocs.Flags().StringVar(&path,"path","","The path on the file system where the docs in markdown need to be saved")
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(generateDocs)
+}
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