3 files changed, 49 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/.changeset/strange-avocados-double.md b/.changeset/strange-avocados-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6379955d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/strange-avocados-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Add `astro docs` command which opens the Astro docs in your preferred browser.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
index df2d2c2a8..5d6612b43 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ import add from '../core/add/index.js';
 import devServer from '../core/dev/index.js';
 import preview from '../core/preview/index.js';
 import { check } from './check.js';
+import { openInBrowser } from './open.js';
 import { loadConfig } from '../core/config.js';
 import { printHelp, formatErrorMessage, formatConfigErrorMessage } from '../core/messages.js';
 import { createSafeError } from '../core/util.js';
 
 type Arguments = yargs.Arguments;
-type CLICommand = 'help' | 'version' | 'add' | 'dev' | 'build' | 'preview' | 'reload' | 'check';
+type CLICommand = 'help' | 'version' | 'add' | 'docs' | 'dev' | 'build' | 'preview' | 'reload' | 'check';
 
 /** Display --help flag */
 function printAstroHelp() {
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ function printAstroHelp() {
 		headline: 'Futuristic web development tool.',
 		commands: [
 			['add', 'Add an integration to your configuration.'],
+			['docs', 'Launch Astro\'s Doc site directly from the terminal. '],
 			['dev', 'Run Astro in development mode.'],
 			['build', 'Build a pre-compiled production-ready site.'],
 			['preview', 'Preview your build locally before deploying.'],
@@ -58,11 +60,10 @@ async function printVersion() {
 function resolveCommand(flags: Arguments): CLICommand {
 	const cmd = flags._[2] as string;
 	if (cmd === 'add') return 'add';
-
 	if (flags.version) return 'version';
 	else if (flags.help) return 'help';
 
-	const supportedCommands = new Set(['dev', 'build', 'preview', 'check']);
+	const supportedCommands = new Set(['dev', 'build', 'preview', 'check', 'docs']);
 	if (supportedCommands.has(cmd)) {
 		return cmd as CLICommand;
 	}
@@ -145,6 +146,14 @@ export async function cli(args: string[]) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		case 'docs': {
+			try {
+				return await openInBrowser('https://docs.astro.build/')
+			} catch (err) {
+				return throwAndExit(err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		default: {
 			throw new Error(`Error running ${cmd}`);
 		}
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/cli/open.ts b/packages/astro/src/cli/open.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad803513e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/astro/src/cli/open.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import type { ExecaChildProcess } from 'execa';
+import { execa } from 'execa';
+
+/**
+ *  Credit: Azhar22
+ *  @see https://github.com/azhar22k/ourl/blob/master/index.js
+ */
+const getPlatformSpecificCommand = (): [string]|[string, string[]] => {
+	const isGitPod = Boolean(process.env.GITPOD_REPO_ROOT);
+	const platform = isGitPod ? 'gitpod' : process.platform;
+
+	switch (platform) {
+		case 'android':
+		case 'linux':
+			return ['xdg-open'];
+		case 'darwin':
+			return ['open'];
+		case 'win32':
+			return ['cmd', ['/c', 'start']];
+		case 'gitpod':
+			return ['/ide/bin/remote-cli/gitpod-code', ['--openExternal']];
+		default:
+			throw new Error(
+				`It looks like your platform ("${platform}") isn't supported!\nTo view Astro's docs, please visit https://docs.astro.build`
+			);
+	}
+};
+
+export async function openInBrowser(url: string): Promise<ExecaChildProcess> {
+	const [command, args = []] = getPlatformSpecificCommand();
+	return execa(command, [...args, encodeURI(url)]);
+};