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}}