{"id":1616,"date":"2020-03-08T19:05:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T19:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golangbyexamples.com\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2020-03-08T19:07:28","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T19:07:28","slug":"golang-windows-installation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golangbyexamples.com\/golang-windows-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing GO (aka Golang) on Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">GO is available to be installed on Win, Mac, and Linux platforms. Let&#8217;s see the installation set up for Windows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Install<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Download the .msi\u00a0 installer from here &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/golang.org\/dl\/\">https:\/\/golang.org\/dl\/<\/a>. Double click the .msi file and follow the onscreen instructions. Once finished GO will be installed in the below directory. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-go\">c:\\Go<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>The installer will also add <strong>&#8216;c:\\Go\\bin&#8217;<\/strong> 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<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Test Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Try running the <strong>&#8216;go version&#8217; <\/strong> command. It will output the current GO Version<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Try running <strong>&#8216;go&#8217;<\/strong> command as well. It will output<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-prismatic-blocks\"><code class=\"language-go\">Go is a tool for managing Go source code.\n\nUsage:\n\ngo <command> [arguments]\n\nThe commands are:\n\nbug         start a bug report\nbuild       compile packages and dependencies\nclean       remove object files and cached files\ndoc         show documentation for package or symbol\nenv         print Go environment information\nfix         update packages to use new APIs\nfmt         gofmt (reformat) package sources\ngenerate    generate Go files by processing source\nget         add dependencies to current module and install them\ninstall     compile and install packages and dependencies\nlist        list packages or modules\nmod         module maintenance\nrun         compile and run Go program\ntest        test packages\ntool        run specified go tool\nversion     print Go version\nvet         report likely mistakes in packages\n\nUse \"go help <command>\" for more information about a command.\n\nAdditional help topics:\n\nbuildmode   build modes\nc           calling between Go and C\ncache       build and test caching\nenvironment environment variables\nfiletype    file types\ngo.mod      the go.mod file\ngopath      GOPATH environment variable\ngopath-get  legacy GOPATH go get\ngoproxy     module proxy protocol\nimportpath  import path syntax\nmodules     modules, module versions, and more\nmodule-get  module-aware go get\nmodule-auth module authentication using go.sum\nmodule-private module configuration for non-public modules\npackages    package lists and patterns\ntestflag    testing flags\ntestfunc    testing functions\n\nUse \"go help <topic>\" for more information about that topic.<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>      <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\"><strong>Uninstall<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">To uninstall do below two steps<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Delete the directory<strong> &#8211; c:\\Go\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\"><li>Remove the entry <strong>&#8216;c:\\Go\\bin&#8217; <\/strong>from the PATH env variable. See this link &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/johnatten.com\/2014\/12\/07\/adding-and-editing-path-environment-variables-in-windows\/\">http:\/\/johnatten.com\/2014\/12\/07\/adding-and-editing-path-environment-variables-in-windows\/<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GO is available to be installed on Win, Mac, and Linux platforms. Let&#8217;s see the installation set up for Windows Install Download the .msi\u00a0 installer from here &#8211; https:\/\/golang.org\/dl\/. 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