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Matthew Mueller 2020-06-29 22:28:56 +02:00
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@ -746,6 +746,9 @@ The `replace` directive allows you to supply another import path that might be a
`replace` also allows the use of a forked dependency, such as:
* `replace example.com/some/dependency => example.com/some/dependency-fork v1.2.3`
You can also reference branches, for example:
* `replace example.com/some/dependency => example.com/some/dependency-fork master`
One sample use case is if you need to fix or investigate something in a dependency, you can have a local fork and add the something like the following in your top-level `go.mod`:
* `replace example.com/original/import/path => /your/forked/import/path`