go-install

Compile and install packages named by the import paths.

Compile and install the current package

$ go install

Compile and install a specific local package

$ go install [path/to/package]

Install the latest version of a program, ignoring go.mod in the current directory

$ go install [golang.org/x/tools/gopls]@[latest]

Install a program at the version selected by go.mod in the current directory

$ go install [golang.org/x/tools/gopls]

go install [ build flags ] [ packages ]

Install compiles and installs the packages named by the import paths, along with their dependencies.

For more about the build flags, see go-build(1).

For more about specifying packages, see go-packages(7).

This manual page was written by Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).