GO is available to be installed on Win, Mac, and Linux platforms. Let’s see the installation set up for Windows
Install
- Download the .msi installer from here – https://golang.org/dl/. Double click the .msi file and follow the onscreen instructions. Once finished GO will be installed in the below directory.
c:\Go- The installer will also add ‘c:\Go\bin’ directory in your PATH environment variable. This is the directory where the GO binary resides. You have to restart command prompt for changes to take effect
Test Installation
- Try running the ‘go version’ command. It will output the current GO Version
- Try running ‘go’ command as well. It will output
Go is a tool for managing Go source code.
Usage:
go [arguments]
The commands are:
bug start a bug report
build compile packages and dependencies
clean remove object files and cached files
doc show documentation for package or symbol
env print Go environment information
fix update packages to use new APIs
fmt gofmt (reformat) package sources
generate generate Go files by processing source
get add dependencies to current module and install them
install compile and install packages and dependencies
list list packages or modules
mod module maintenance
run compile and run Go program
test test packages
tool run specified go tool
version print Go version
vet report likely mistakes in packages
Use "go help " for more information about a command.
Additional help topics:
buildmode build modes
c calling between Go and C
cache build and test caching
environment environment variables
filetype file types
go.mod the go.mod file
gopath GOPATH environment variable
gopath-get legacy GOPATH go get
goproxy module proxy protocol
importpath import path syntax
modules modules, module versions, and more
module-get module-aware go get
module-auth module authentication using go.sum
module-private module configuration for non-public modules
packages package lists and patterns
testflag testing flags
testfunc testing functions
Use "go help " for more information about that topic.
Uninstall
To uninstall do below two steps
- Delete the directory – c:\Go
- Remove the entry ‘c:\Go\bin’ from the PATH env variable. See this link – http://johnatten.com/2014/12/07/adding-and-editing-path-environment-variables-in-windows/