gvm is a Go version manager. gvm installs a Go version and prints the commands to configure your environment to use it. gvm can install Go binary versions from https://storage.googleapis.com/golang or build it from source. Below are examples for common shells.
bash:
eval "$(gvm 1.23.2)"
cmd.exe (for batch scripts %i should be substituted with %%i):
FOR /f "tokens=*" %i IN ('"gvm.exe" 1.23.2') DO %i
powershell:
gvm --format=powershell 1.23.2 | Invoke-Expression
gvm flags can be set via environment variables by setting GVM_<flag>. For
example --http-timeout can be set via GVM_HTTP_TIMEOUT=10m.
You can download a binary release of gvm for your specific platform from the
releases page. Then just put the
binary in your PATH and mark it as executable (chmod +x gvm).
You must adjust the version and platform info in URLs accordingly.
Linux (amd64):
# Linux Example (assumes ~/bin is in PATH).
curl -sL -o ~/bin/gvm https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.5.2/gvm-linux-amd64
chmod +x ~/bin/gvm
eval "$(gvm 1.23.2)"
go versionLinux (arm64):
# Linux Example (assumes ~/bin is in PATH).
curl -sL -o ~/bin/gvm https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.5.2/gvm-linux-arm64
chmod +x ~/bin/gvm
eval "$(gvm 1.23.2)"
go versionmacOS (universal):
# macOS Example
curl -sL -o /usr/local/bin/gvm https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.5.2/gvm-darwin-all
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/gvm
eval "$(gvm 1.23.2)"
go versionWindows (PowerShell):
[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = "tls12"
Invoke-WebRequest -URI https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/releases/download/v0.5.2/gvm-windows-amd64.exe -Outfile C:\Windows\System32\gvm.exe
gvm --format=powershell 1.23.2 | Invoke-Expression
go version
Fish Shell:
Use gvm with fish shell by executing gvm 1.23.2 | source in lieu of using eval.
For existing Go users:
go install github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/cmd/[email protected]