Tool for managing go source code. Some subcommands such as go build have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://golang.org>.

• Download and install a package, specified by its import path:
  go get package_path
• Compile and run a source file (it has to contain a `main` package):
  go run file.go
• Compile a source file into a named executable:
  go build -o executable file.go
• Compile the package present in the current directory:
  go build
• Execute all test cases of the current package (files have to end with `_test.go`):
  go test
• Compile and install the current package:
  go install
• Initialize a new module in the current directory:
  go mod init module_name

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