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Overview
go is a command line tool with multiple uses: manage packages in workspaces, query metadata about packages, print documentation, etc.
Commands
Help
go help <command>
go help build
build
The build command compiles and builds an executable.
cd ${PROJECT_DIR}
go build ./src/main/main.go
The command will create an executable named after the first source file, in this case main, and will place it by default in the ${PROJECT_DIR} directory.
Also see:
doc
The doc command prints documentation for a package.
fmt
The fmt ("format") command formats source code files.
get
The get command downloads packages and installs them.
list
The list command lists all installed packages.
run
The run command compiles .go files and runs the executable.
cd $PROJECT_DIR
go run ./src/main/main.go
test
The test command runs tests. For more details, see: