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Go version manager, written in Go
Update and switch Go versions easily
Install Go on Linux or Mac (intel) or Mac with Apple chip (M1, M2 etc) or Windows

Quick Setup: One command to install Go and manage versions.

Hassle Free: Doesn't require root or sudo, or shell re-hash.

Platform: Supports (arm64, arch64, Mac, Mac M1, Ubuntu and Windows).

Flexible: Manage multiple Go versions including beta and rc.

Colorful: Colorful output.

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Install or update

Step 1

Using curl (mac, linux) - recommended

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/master/git.io.sh | bash

Using powershell (windows)

Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/master/git.io.ps1'))

Using go

go install github.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/cmd/gobrew@latest

Step 2

Now add PATH setting your shell config file (.bashrc or .zshrc).

export PATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/bin:$HOME/.gobrew/bin:$PATH"

All DONE!

Execute gobrew command from any dir.

gobrew

Quick Usage

Simply use command gobrew from any dir. It will auto detect if Go version is set, or not latest, or not same as go.mod file.

Full Usage

Smart command

gobrew

Specific commands

Will install and set Go

gobrew use 1.16

Will automatically install and set Go

gobrew use mod #from go.mod
gobrew use latest #latest stable
gobrew use dev-latest #latest of latest including rc|beta

Will only install it

gobrew install 1.16
gobrew use 1.16

Uninstall a version

gobrew uninstall 1.16

List installed versions

╰─$ gobrew ls
1.15.1
1.16
1.16.3
1.17
1.17.1
1.17.2
1.17.3
1.17.4
1.17.5
1.17.6
1.17.7
1.17.8
1.18
1.18.1
1.18beta1
1.18rc1
1.22.0*
1.22rc1
1.22rc2

current: 1.20.0

List available versions

╰─$ gobrew ls-remote
==> [Info] Fetching remote versions
1.5	1.5.0  1.5.1  1.5.2  1.5.3  1.5.4
	1.5beta1  1.5beta2  1.5beta3  1.5rc1

1.6	1.6.0  1.6.1  1.6.2  1.6.3  1.6.4
	1.6beta1  1.6beta2  1.6rc1  1.6rc2

1.7	1.7.0  1.7.1  1.7.2  1.7.3  1.7.4
	1.7.5  1.7.6
	1.7beta1  1.7beta2  1.7rc1  1.7rc2  1.7rc3  1.7rc4
	1.7rc5  1.7rc6

1.8	1.8.0  1.8.1  1.8.2  1.8.3  1.8.4
	1.8.5  1.8.6  1.8.7
	1.8beta1  1.8beta2  1.8rc1  1.8rc2  1.8rc3  1.8.5rc4
	1.8.5rc5

1.9	1.9.0  1.9.1  1.9.2  1.9.3  1.9.4
	1.9.5  1.9.6  1.9.7
	1.9beta1  1.9beta2  1.9rc1  1.9rc2

1.10	1.10.0  1.10.1  1.10.2  1.10.3  1.10.4
	1.10.5  1.10.6  1.10.7  1.10.8
	1.10beta1  1.10beta2  1.10rc1  1.10rc2

1.11	1.11.0  1.11.1  1.11.2  1.11.3  1.11.4
	1.11.5  1.11.6  1.11.7  1.11.8  1.11.9  1.11.10
	1.11.11  1.11.12  1.11.13
	1.11beta1  1.11beta2  1.11beta3  1.11rc1  1.11rc2

1.12	1.12.0  1.12.1  1.12.2  1.12.3  1.12.4
	1.12.5  1.12.6  1.12.7  1.12.8  1.12.9  1.12.10
	1.12.11  1.12.12  1.12.13  1.12.14  1.12.15  1.12.16
	1.12.17
	1.12beta1  1.12beta2  1.12rc1

1.13	1.13.0  1.13.1  1.13.2  1.13.3  1.13.4
	1.13.5  1.13.6  1.13.7  1.13.8  1.13.9  1.13.10
	1.13.11  1.13.12  1.13.13  1.13.14  1.13.15
	1.13beta1  1.13rc1  1.13rc2

1.14	1.14.0  1.14.1  1.14.2  1.14.3  1.14.4
	1.14.5  1.14.6  1.14.7  1.14.8  1.14.9  1.14.10
	1.14.11  1.14.12  1.14.13  1.14.14  1.14.15
	1.14beta1  1.14rc1

1.15	1.15.0  1.15.1  1.15.2  1.15.3  1.15.4
	1.15.5  1.15.6  1.15.7  1.15.8  1.15.9  1.15.10
	1.15.11  1.15.12  1.15.13  1.15.14  1.15.15
	1.15beta1  1.15rc1  1.15rc2

1.16	1.16.0  1.16.1  1.16.2  1.16.3  1.16.4
	1.16.5  1.16.6  1.16.7  1.16.8  1.16.9  1.16.10
	1.16.11  1.16.12  1.16.13  1.16.14  1.16.15
	1.16beta1  1.16rc1

1.17	1.17.0  1.17.1  1.17.2  1.17.3  1.17.4
	1.17.5  1.17.6  1.17.7  1.17.8  1.17.9  1.17.10
	1.17.11  1.17.12  1.17.13
	1.17beta1  1.17rc1  1.17rc2

1.18	1.18.0  1.18.1  1.18.2  1.18.3  1.18.4
	1.18.5  1.18.6  1.18.7  1.18.8  1.18.9  1.18.10
	1.18beta1  1.18beta2  1.18rc1

1.19	1.19.0  1.19.1  1.19.2  1.19.3  1.19.4
	1.19.5  1.19.6  1.19.7  1.19.8  1.19.9  1.19.10
	1.19.11  1.19.12  1.19.13
	1.19beta1  1.19rc1  1.19rc2

1.20	1.20.0  1.20.1  1.20.2  1.20.3  1.20.4
	1.20.5  1.20.6  1.20.7  1.20.8  1.20.9  1.20.10
	1.20.11  1.20.12  1.20.13  1.20.14
	1.20rc1  1.20rc2  1.20rc3

1.21	1.21.0  1.21.1  1.21.2  1.21.3  1.21.4
	1.21.5  1.21.6  1.21.7
	1.21rc1  1.21rc2  1.21rc3  1.21rc4

1.22	1.22.0
	1.22rc1  1.22rc2

All commands

╰─$ gobrew help

gobrew 1.10.7

Usage:

    gobrew use <version>           Install and set <version>
    gobrew ls                      Alias for list
    gobrew ls-remote               List remote versions (including rc|beta versions)

    gobrew install <version>       Only install <version> (binary from official or GOBREW_REGISTRY env)
    gobrew uninstall <version>     Uninstall <version>
    gobrew list                    List installed versions
    gobrew self-update             Self update this tool
    gobrew prune                   Uninstall all go versions except current version
    gobrew version                 Show gobrew version
    gobrew help                    Show this message

Examples:
    gobrew use 1.16                # use go version 1.16
    gobrew use 1.16.1              # use go version 1.16.1
    gobrew use 1.16rc1             # use go version 1.16rc1

    gobrew use 1.16@latest         # use go version latest of 1.16

    gobrew use 1.16@dev-latest     # use go version latest of 1.16, including rc and beta
                                   # Note: rc and beta become no longer latest upon major release

    gobrew use mod                 # use go version listed in the go.mod file
    gobrew use latest              # use go version latest available
    gobrew use dev-latest          # use go version latest avalable, including rc and beta

Installation Path:

# Add gobrew to your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc
export PATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/bin:$HOME/.gobrew/bin:$PATH"
export GOROOT="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"

Uninstall gobrew

rm -rf $HOME/.gobrew

Use it in Github Actions

For more details: https://github.com/kevincobain2000/action-gobrew

on: [push]
name: CI
jobs:
  test:
    strategy:
      matrix:
        go-version: [1.13, 1.18, 1.18@latest, 1.19beta1, 1.19@dev-latest, latest, dev-latest, mod]
        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: kevincobain2000/action-gobrew@v2
        with:
          version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}

      - name: Go
        run: go version

Using Bash completions

curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/master/completions/bash/gobrew-completion > /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/gobrew

# or
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/master/completions/bash/gobrew-completion >> ~/.zshrc

# or
curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/master/completions/bash/gobrew-completion >> ~/.bashrc

Customization

By default, gobrew is installed in $HOME as $HOME/.gobrew.

You can change this by setting the GOBREW_ROOT environment variable.

# optionally set
echo "export GOBREW_ROOT=/usr/local/share" >> ~/.bashrc
# optionally set
echo "export GOBREW_ROOT=/usr/local/share" >> ~/.zshrc


#then
curl -sLk https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kevincobain2000/gobrew/master/git.io.sh | sh

Set GOROOT and GOPATH in your shell config file (.bashrc or .zshrc).

# optionally set
export GOROOT="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"
# optionally set
export GOPATH="$HOME/.gobrew/current/go"

MAJOR CHANGE LOG

v1.2.0 - Added rc|beta versions, appended at the end of list
v1.5.0 - Mac M1 support
v1.5.5 - arm|M1|darwin support added
v1.5.8 - Show download progress and use Go's compression instead of tar command
v1.6.0 - Added support for @latest and @dev-latest and progress bar for download
v1.6.2 - Using goreleaser #35 by @juev
v1.6.3 - Added latest and dev-latest
v1.6.4 - Github action publish
v1.6.7 - Fixes rate limit issue
v1.7.4 - Added 2 new options gobrew version and gobrew prune
v1.7.5 - Fixes strange output on gobrew use latest
v1.7.8 - Windows support, self-update fixes
v1.7.9 - Windows fix ups and bash-completions
v1.8.0 - Windows support, including actions
v1.8.4 - Light background terminal support
v1.8.6 - Fixes where 1.20.0 was detected as 1.20
v1.9.0 - v1.8.6 ~ v1.9.0, updates colors packages, fixes UT issues for Github status codes
v1.9.4 - gobrew interactive
v1.9.8 - bug fix where 1.21 is not detected as 1.21.0
v1.10.10 - ls-remote is blazing fast, cached.
v1.10.11 - Optional options for cache and ttl.
v1.10.12 - Icons on gobrew and install command.

DEVELOPMENT NOTES

go run ./cmd/gobrew -h
golangci-lint run ./...
go test -v ./...

Name		Name	Last commit message	Last commit date
Latest commit History 443 Commits
.github/workflows		.github/workflows
cmd/gobrew		cmd/gobrew
completions/bash		completions/bash
testdata		testdata
utils		utils
.gitignore		.gitignore
.golangci.yaml		.golangci.yaml
.goreleaser.yaml		.goreleaser.yaml
CODEOWNERS		CODEOWNERS
LICENSE		LICENSE
README.md		README.md
git.io.ps1		git.io.ps1
git.io.sh		git.io.sh
go.mod		go.mod
go.sum		go.sum
gobrew.go		gobrew.go
gobrew_test.go		gobrew_test.go
gobrew_unix.go		gobrew_unix.go
gobrew_windows.go		gobrew_windows.go
helpers.go		helpers.go
helpers_test.go		helpers_test.go

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