go

Tool for managing go source code. Some subcommands such as go build have their own usage documentation. More information: https://golang.org.

• Download and install a package, specified by its import path:
  go get {{package_path}}
• 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}}