Setting GOPATH

This page helps you set your GOPATH environment variable after installing go.

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The GOPATH environment variable is a directory where all Go projects live.

First, make your GOPATH directory

> mkdir ~/go

Then, set environment variables in your shell startup script. On OS X, this is ~/.bash_profile. For different operating systems or shells, the path may be different. For Ubuntu, it may be ~/.profile or ~/.bashrc.

echo export GOPATH=\"\$HOME/go\" >> ~/.bash_profile
echo export PATH=\"\$PATH:\$GOPATH/bin\" >> ~/.bash_profile