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gofmt — Format Go source code. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/gofmt>.

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Problem

How to use the gofmt command: Format Go source code. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/gofmt>.

Solution

gofmt — Format Go source code. More information: <https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/gofmt>.

Format a file and display the result to the console:
gofmt {{source.go}}


Format a file, overwriting the original file in-place:
gofmt -w {{source.go}}


Format a file, and then simplify the code, overwriting the original file:
gofmt -s -w {{source.go}}


Print all (including spurious) errors:
gofmt -e {{source.go}}

Code Snippets

Format a file and display the result to the console

gofmt {{source.go}}

Format a file, overwriting the original file in-place

gofmt -w {{source.go}}

Format a file, and then simplify the code, overwriting the original file

gofmt -s -w {{source.go}}

Print all (including spurious) errors

gofmt -e {{source.go}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/gofmt

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