diff --git a/SettingGOPATH.md b/SettingGOPATH.md index a177ec0a..d88d2ced 100644 --- a/SettingGOPATH.md +++ b/SettingGOPATH.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The `GOPATH` environment variable specifies the location of your workspace. If n # Unix systems -`GOPATH` can be any directory on your system. In Unix examples, we will set it to `$HOME/go` (since Go 1.8, it's a default `GOPATH` on Unix-like systems). Note that `GOPATH` must not be the same path as your Go installation. Another common setup is to set `GOPATH=$HOME`. +`GOPATH` can be any directory on your system. In Unix examples, we will set it to `$HOME/go` (the default since Go 1.8). Note that `GOPATH` must not be the same path as your Go installation. Another common setup is to set `GOPATH=$HOME`. ## Bash @@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ Save and exit your editor. Then, source your `~/.bash_profile`. source ~/.bash_profile ``` -> Note: Set the GOBIN path to generate a binary file when `go install` is run. -> ```bash -> export GOBIN=$HOME/go/bin -> ``` - ## Zsh Edit your `~/.zshrc` file to add the following line: @@ -39,7 +34,7 @@ export GOPATH=$HOME/go ``` Save and exit your editor. Then, source your `~/.zshrc`. ```bash -$ source ~/.zshrc +source ~/.zshrc ``` ## fish @@ -47,22 +42,17 @@ $ source ~/.zshrc ```bash set -x -U GOPATH $HOME/go ``` -> The `-x` is used to specify that this variable should be exported -> and the `-U` makes this a universal variable, available to all sessions and -> persistent -To set the GOBIN path: - -```bash -set -x -U GOBIN $GOPATH/bin -``` +The `-x` is used to specify that this variable should be exported +and the `-U` makes this a universal variable, available to all sessions and +persistent. # Windows Your workspace can be located wherever you like, but we'll use `C:\go-work` in this example. -__NOTE:__ that `GOPATH` must not be the same path as your Go installation. +__NOTE:__ `GOPATH` must not be the same path as your Go installation. * Create folder at `C:\go-work`. * Right click on "Start" and click on "Control Panel". Select "System and Security", then click on "System". @@ -74,6 +64,7 @@ __NOTE:__ that `GOPATH` must not be the same path as your Go installation. * Click OK. ## Windows 10 -There is a faster way to edit `Environment Variables` with search -* Left click on "Search" and type `env` or `environment`. select `Edit environment variables for your account` -* and follow step above \ No newline at end of file +There is a faster way to edit `Environment Variables` via search: +* Left click on "Search" and type `env` or `environment`. +* Select "Edit environment variables for your account". +* ... and follow steps above. \ No newline at end of file