diff --git a/www/docs/cookbooks/using-main.version.md b/www/docs/cookbooks/using-main.version.md index 21e50691f9c..c89008c4ca8 100644 --- a/www/docs/cookbooks/using-main.version.md +++ b/www/docs/cookbooks/using-main.version.md @@ -1,10 +1,12 @@ # Using the `main.version` ldflag -Defaults-wise GoReleaser sets three _ldflags_: +By default, GoReleaser will set the following 3 _ldflags_: -- `main.version`: Current Git tag (the `v` prefix is stripped) or the name of the snapshot, if you're using the `--snapshot` flag +- `main.version`: Current Git tag (the `v` prefix is stripped) or the name of + the snapshot, if you're using the `--snapshot` flag - `main.commit`: Current git commit SHA -- `main.date`: Date according [RFC3339](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#pkg-constants) +- `main.date`: Date in the + [RFC3339](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#pkg-constants) format You can use them in your `main.go` file to print more build details: @@ -17,12 +19,12 @@ var ( version = "dev" commit = "none" date = "unknown" - builtBy = "unknown" ) func main() { - fmt.Printf("my app %s, commit %s, built at %s by %s", version, commit, date, builtBy) + fmt.Printf("my app %s, commit %s, built at %s", version, commit, date) } ``` -You can override this by changing the `ldflags` option in the [`build` section](/customization/build/). +You can override this by changing the `ldflags` option in the +[`build` section](/customization/build/).