go-mod

Initialize new module in current directory

$ go mod init [moduleName]

Download modules to local cache

$ go mod download

Add missing and remove unused modules

$ go mod tidy

Verify dependencies have expected content

$ go mod verify

Copy sources of all dependencies into the vendor directory

$ go mod vendor

go mod command [arguments]

Go mod provides access to operations on modules.

Note that support for modules is built into all the go commands, not just 'go mod'. For example, day-to-day adding, removing, upgrading, and downgrading of dependencies should be done using 'go get'. See 'go help modules' for an overview of module functionality.

download

download modules to local cache

edit

edit go.mod from tools or scripts

graph

print module requirement graph

init

initialize new module in current directory

tidy

add missing and remove unused modules

vendor

make vendored copy of dependencies

verify

verify dependencies have expected content

why

explain why packages or modules are needed

Use "go help mod <command>" for more information about a command.

This manual page and is maintained by the Debian Go Compiler Team <team+go-compiler@tracker.debian.org> based on the output of 'go help mod' for the Debian project (and may be used by others).