proc generate_docs(String* path) -> void {
    // save the current working directory
    char* cwd = get_cwd();
    // get the direction of the exe
    char* exe_path = get_exe_dir();
    change_cwd(exe_path);

    defer {
        // switch back to the users directory
        change_cwd(cwd);
        free(exe_path);
        free(cwd);
    };

    FILE *f = fopen(Memory::get_c_str(path), "w");
    if (!f) {
        create_generic_error("The file for writing the documentation "
                             "could not be opened for writing.");
        return;
    }
    defer {
        fclose(f);
    };

    Environment_Array_List* visited = create_Environment_array_list();

    std::function<void(Environment*, char* prefix)> print_this_env;
    print_this_env = [&](Environment* env, char* prefix) -> void {
        bool we_already_printed = false;
        // TODO(Felix): Make a generic array_list_contains function
        for (int i = 0; i < visited->next_index; ++i) {
            if (visited->data[i] == env) {
                we_already_printed = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        if (!we_already_printed) {
            append_to_array_list(visited, env);
            for (int i = 0; i < env->next_index; ++i) {
                fprintf(f, "\\hrule\n* =%s%s= \n"
                        // "  :PROPERTIES:\n"
                        // "  :UNNUMBERED: t\n"
                        // "  :END:"
                        ,prefix, env->keys[i]);
                /*
                 * sourcecodeLocation
                 */
                if (env->values[i]->sourceCodeLocation) {
                    fprintf(f, "\n - defined in ::  =%s:%d:%d=",
                            Memory::get_c_str(env->values[i]->sourceCodeLocation->file),
                            env->values[i]->sourceCodeLocation->line,
                            env->values[i]->sourceCodeLocation->column);
                }
                /*
                 * type
                 */
                Lisp_Object_Type type = Memory::get_type(env->values[i]);
                Lisp_Object* LOtype;
                try_void LOtype = eval_expr(Memory::create_list(
                                         Memory::get_or_create_lisp_object_symbol("type"),
                                         env->values[i]));

                fprintf(f, "\n - type :: =");
                print(LOtype, true, f);
                fprintf(f, "=");


                /*
                 * if printable value -> print it
                 */
                switch (type) {
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::Nil):
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::T):
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::Number):
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::String):
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::Pair):
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::Symbol):
                case(Lisp_Object_Type::Keyword): {
                    fprintf(f, "\n - value :: =");
                    print(env->values[i], true, f);
                    fprintf(f, "=");
                } break;
                default: break;
                }
                /*
                 * if function then print arguments
                 */
                if (type == Lisp_Object_Type::Function) {
                    Lisp_Object* fun = env->values[i];
                    bool printed_at_least_some_args = false;
                    fprintf(f, "\n - arguments :: ");
                    if (fun->value.function.positional_arguments->next_index != 0) {
                        if (!printed_at_least_some_args)
                            fprintf(f, ":");
                        fprintf(f, "\n    - postitional :: ");
                        fprintf(f, "=%s=", Memory::get_c_str(fun->value.function.positional_arguments->symbols[0]->value.symbol.identifier));
                        for (int i = 1; i < fun->value.function.positional_arguments->next_index; ++i) {
                            fprintf(f, ", =%s=", Memory::get_c_str(fun->value.function.positional_arguments->symbols[i]->value.symbol.identifier));
                        }
                    }
                    if (fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->next_index != 0) {
                        if (!printed_at_least_some_args)
                            fprintf(f, ":");
                        fprintf(f, "\n    - keyword :: ");
                        fprintf(f, "=%s=", Memory::get_c_str(fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->keywords[0]->value.symbol.identifier));
                        if (fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->values->data[0]) {
                            fprintf(f, " =(");
                            print(fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->values->data[0], true, f);
                            fprintf(f, ")=");
                        }
                        for (int i = 1; i < fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->next_index; ++i) {
                            fprintf(f, ", =%s=", Memory::get_c_str(fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->keywords[i]->value.symbol.identifier));
                            if (fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->values->data[i]) {
                                fprintf(f, " =(");
                                print(fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->values->data[i], true, f);
                                fprintf(f, ")=");
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    if (fun->value.function.rest_argument) {
                        if (!printed_at_least_some_args)
                            fprintf(f, ":");
                        fprintf(f, "\n    - rest :: =%s=", Memory::get_c_str(fun->value.function.rest_argument));
                    }
                    // if no args at all
                    if (fun->value.function.positional_arguments->next_index == 0 &&
                        fun->value.function.keyword_arguments->next_index    == 0 &&
                        !fun->value.function.rest_argument)
                    {
                        fprintf(f, "none.");
                    }
                }
                fprintf(f, "\n - docu :: ");
                if (env->values[i]->docstring)
                    fprintf(f, "\n  #+BEGIN:\n%s\n  #+END:\n",
                            Memory::get_c_str(env->values[i]->docstring));
                else
                    fprintf(f, "none\n");

                if (Memory::get_type(env->values[i]) == Lisp_Object_Type::Function &&
                    env->values[i]->userType &&
                    (string_equal(env->values[i]->userType->value.symbol.identifier, "package") ||
                     string_equal(env->values[i]->userType->value.symbol.identifier, "constructor")))
                {
                    char new_prefix[200];
                    strcpy(new_prefix, prefix);
                    strcat(new_prefix, env->keys[i]);
                    strcat(new_prefix, " ");
                    print_this_env(env->values[i]->value.function.parent_environment, new_prefix);
                }
            }
        }

        for (int i = 0; i < env->parents->next_index; ++i) {
            print_this_env(env->parents->data[i], prefix);
        }
    };

    print_this_env(get_current_environment(), (char*)"");
}