go-install
compile and install Go packages and binaries
TLDR
Install a package from current module
$ go install
Install specific package$ go install [package]
Install latest version of a tool$ go install [example.com/tool]@latest
Install specific version$ go install [example.com/tool]@v1.2.3
Install with verbose output$ go install -v [package]
SYNOPSIS
go install [build flags] [packages]
DESCRIPTION
go install compiles and installs packages and their dependencies. Executables are installed to the directory named by the GOBIN environment variable, defaulting to $GOPATH/bin or $HOME/go/bin. When used with an @version suffix, it installs in module-aware mode regardless of the current directory, ignoring any go.mod present.
PARAMETERS
-v
Print package names as compiled.-n
Print commands without executing.-x
Print commands as executed.@version
Install specific version (latest, v1.2.3, etc.).
INSTALL
sudo apt install gccgo-go
sudo dnf install gcc-go
sudo pacman -S gcc-go
sudo apk add gcc-go
sudo zypper install gcc-go
brew install go
nix profile install nixpkgs#go
CAVEATS
Use @latest or @version to install tools independent of current module. Without a version suffix, go install uses dependencies from the current module's go.mod.
HISTORY
Since Go 1.16, go install is the recommended way to build and install commands at a specific version, taking over that role from go get, which was fully restricted from doing so as of Go 1.18.
