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# g



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[简体中文 🇨🇳](./README_CN.md)



**Note:** The master branch may still be under development and may not represent a stable version. Please download stable versions of the source code through tags or download compiled binary executables through [release](https://github.com/voidint/g/releases).



`g` is a command-line tool for Linux, macOS, and Windows that provides convenient management and switching of multiple versions of the [Go](https://golang.org/) environment.



[![asciicast](https://asciinema.org/a/356685.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/356685)



## Features



- Support for listing available versions of Go for installation

- Support for listing installed versions of Go

- Support for installing multiple versions of Go locally

- Support for uninstalling installed versions of Go

- Support for freely switching between installed versions of Go

- Support for clearing package file cache

- Support for self-updating software (>= 1.5.0)

- Support for clean uninstallation of the software (>= 1.5.0)



## Installation



### Automated Installation



- Linux/macOS (bash/zsh)



  ```shell

  # It is recommended to clear the `GOROOT`, `GOBIN`, and other environment variables before installation.

  $ curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voidint/g/master/install.sh | bash

  $ echo "unalias g" >> ~/.bashrc # Optional. If other programs (such as `git`) have used `g` as an alias.

  $ source "$HOME/.g/env"

  ```



- Windows (pwsh)



  ```pwsh

  $ iwr https://raw.githubusercontent.com/voidint/g/master/install.ps1 -useb | iex

  ```



### Manual Installation(for Linux/macOS)

- Create a directory for `g` (recommended: `~/.g`)

- Download the binary compressed file from [releases](https://github.com/voidint/g/releases) and unzip it into the `bin` subdirectory of the `g` directory (i.e. `~/.g/bin`).

- Write necessary environment variables into `~/.g/env` file.



  ```shell

  $ cat >~/.g/env <<'EOF'

  #!/bin/sh

  # g shell setup

  export GOROOT="${HOME}/.g/go"

  export PATH="${HOME}/.g/bin:${GOROOT}/bin:$PATH"

  export G_MIRROR=https://golang.google.cn/dl/

  EOF

  ```



- Import `~/.g/env` into the shell environment configuration files (e.g. `~/.bashrc`, `~/.zshrc`...).



  ```shell

  $ cat >>~/.bashrc <<'EOF'

  # g shell setup

  if [ -f "${HOME}/.g/env" ]; then

      . "${HOME}/.g/env"

  fi

  EOF

  ```



- Enable environment variables.

  ```shell

  $ source ~/.bashrc # source ~/.zshrc

  ```



### Manual Installation (for Windows PowerShell)



- Create a directory: `mkdir ~/.g/bin`

- Download the binary compressed file for Windows version from [releases](https://github.com/voidint/g/releases), and after unzipping it, put it in the ~/.g/bin directory.

- The default binary file name is `g.exe`, if you have already used `g` as an abbreviation for Git command, you can change `g.exe` to another name, such as `gvm.exe`.

- Run the command `code $PROFILE`, this command will open the default PowerShell configuration file using VSCode.

- Add the following content to the default PowerShell configuration file:



  ```ps1

  $env:GOROOT="$HOME\.g\go"

  $env:Path=-join("$HOME\.g\bin;", "$env:GOROOT\bin;", "$env:Path")

  ```



- Open the PowerShell terminal again, and you can use the `g` or `gvm` command.



## Usage



To query the currently available stable versions of Go for installation:



```shell

$ g ls-remote stable

  1.19.10

  1.20.5

```



To install a specific version of Go (e.g., 1.20.5):



```shell

$ g install 1.14.7

Downloading 100% [===============] (92/92 MB, 12 MB/s)               

Computing checksum with SHA256

Checksums matched

Now using go1.20.5

```



To query the list of installed Go versions:



```shell

$ g ls

  1.19.10

* 1.20.5

```



To list all available Go versions for installation:



```shell

$ g ls-remote

  1

  1.2.2

  1.3

  1.3.1

  ...    

  1.19.10

  1.20rc1

  1.20rc2

  1.20rc3

  1.20

  1.20.1

  1.20.2

  1.20.3

  1.20.4

* 1.20.5

```



To switch to another installed Go version:



```shell

$ g use 1.19.10

go version go1.19.10 darwin/arm64

```



To uninstall a specific installed Go version:



```shell

$ g uninstall 1.19.10

Uninstalled go1.19.10

```



To clear the package file cache for Go installations:



```shell

$ g clean 

Remove go1.18.10.darwin-arm64.tar.gz

Remove go1.19.10.darwin-arm64.tar.gz

Remove go1.20.5.darwin-arm64.tar.gz

```



To view the version information of `g` itself:



``` shell

g version 1.5.0

build: 2023-01-01T21:01:52+08:00

branch: master

commit: cec84a3f4f927adb05018731a6f60063fd2fa216

```



To update `g` software itself:



```shell

$ g self update

You are up to date! g v1.5.0 is the latest version.

```



To uninstall the `g` software itself:



```shell

$ g self uninstall

Are you sure you want to uninstall g? (Y/n)

y

Remove /Users/voidint/.g/bin/g

Remove /Users/voidint/.g

```



## FAQ



- What is the purpose of the environment variable `G_MIRROR`?



  Due to the restricted access to the Golang official website in mainland China, it has become difficult to query and download go versions. Therefore, the environment variable `G_MIRROR` can be used to specify one or multiple mirror sites (separated by commas) from which g will query and download available go versions. The known available mirror sites are as follows:



  - Go official mirror site: https://golang.google.cn/dl/

  - Alibaba Cloud: https://mirrors.aliyun.com/golang/

  - Nanjing University: https://mirrors.nju.edu.cn/golang/

  - Huazhong University of Science and Technology: https://mirrors.hust.edu.cn/golang/

  - University of Science and Technology of China: https://mirrors.ustc.edu.cn/golang/



- What is the purpose of the environment variable `G_EXPERIMENTAL`?



  When the value of this environment variable is set to true, it enables all experimental features.



- What is the purpose of the environment variable `G_HOME`?



  By convention, g uses the `~/.g` directory as its home directory. If you want to customize the home directory (especially for Windows users), you can use the G_HOME environment variable to switch to another directory. Since this feature is still experimental, it requires enabling the experimental feature switch `G_EXPERIMENTAL=true` to take effect. Please note that this solution is not perfect, which is why it is classified as an experimental feature. For more details, please refer to [#18](https://github.com/voidint/g/issues/18).



- On macOS, when installing a go version, g throws an error message saying `[g] Installation package not found.` What is the reason?



  The Go official support for ARM architecture on macOS was introduced in version [1.16](https://go.dev/doc/go1.16#darwin). Therefore, go installation packages of version 1.15 and earlier cannot be installed on ARM-based macOS systems. If you attempt to install these versions, g will throw an error message `[g] Installation package not found.`



- Does g support network proxy?



  Yes, it supports network proxy. You can set the network proxy address in environment variables such as `HTTP_PROXY`, `HTTPS_PROXY`, `http_proxy`, and `https_proxy`.



- Which versions of Windows are supported?



  Since g relies on symbolic links, the operating system must be Windows Vista or above.



- Why doesn't g work after installing it on Windows?



  This may be because the downloaded and installed files are not added to the `$Path`. You need to manually add `$Path` to the user's environment variables. For convenience, you can run the `path.ps1` PowerShell script provided in the project and then restart your computer.



- After installing a go version using g, when running the `go version` command, the output shows a different version than the one installed. Is this a bug?



  This is likely due to an incorrect setting of the `PATH` environment variable in the current shell environment (it is recommended to run `which go` to see the path of the go binary file). By default, the path to the go binary file should be `~/.g/go/bin/go`. If it is not this path, it means that the PATH environment variable is set incorrectly.

  

- Does g support compiling and installing from source code?



  No, it does not support compiling and installing from source code.



## Acknowledgement



Thanks to tools like [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm), [n](https://github.com/tj/n), [rvm](https://github.com/rvm/rvm) for providing valuable ideas.