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go — Manage Go source code. Some subcommands such as `build` have their own usage documentation. More inf

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Problem

How to use the go command: Manage Go source code. Some subcommands such as build have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/go>.

Solution

go — Manage Go source code. Some subcommands such as build have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/go>.

Download and install a package, specified by its import path:

go get {{path/to/package}}

Compile and run a source file (it has to contain a main package):

go run {{file}}.go

Compile a source file into a named executable:

go build -o {{executable}} {{file}}.go

Compile the package present in the current directory:

go build

Execute all test cases of the current package (files have to end with _test.go):

go test

Compile and install the current package:

go install

Initialize a new module in the current directory:

go mod init {{module_name}}

Code Snippets

Download and install a package, specified by its import path

go get {{path/to/package}}

Compile and run a source file (it has to contain a `main` package)

go run {{file}}.go

Compile a source file into a named executable

go build -o {{executable}} {{file}}.go

Compile the package present in the current directory

go build

Execute all test cases of the current package (files have to end with `_test.go`)

go test

Context

tldr-pages: common/go

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