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Gopher Getter

Gopher Getter is a simple, cross-platform Bash script to automatically download and install the latest stable version of Go. It verifies the download using SHA256 checksums from the official Go JSON API.

Features

Automatically detects the latest stable Go version.
Works on Linux and macOS.
Verifies SHA256 checksums for integrity.
Installs Go to ~/.local/go by default.
Easy to integrate into your PATH.

Installation

Clone the repository to ~/projects/gopher-getter:

mkdir -p ~/projects
git clone https://github.com/your-username/gopher-getter.git ~/projects/gopher-getter

Make the script executable:

chmod +x ~/projects/gopher-getter/gopher-getter.sh

Symlink the script to your local bin directory:

mkdir -p ~/.local/bin
ln -s ~/projects/gopher-getter/gopher-getter.sh ~/.local/bin/gopher-getter

Ensure that ~/.local/bin is in your path:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

You can add the above line to your shell configuration file (~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc, etc.) to make it permanent.

Usage

Simply run:

gopher-getter

The script will:

Check the latest stable Go version.
Compare it to your current installation.
Download and install the latest version if needed.

Contributing

If you see a problem or improvement that can be made, please open up an issue to discuss it.