Commit ffd096db authored by Ian Lance Taylor's avatar Ian Lance Taylor

doc: don't use "go tool vet" as an example

Fixes #30199

Change-Id: Ib4586e3facb8c0985c8882482d94843b648b9d2f
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/162257
Run-TryBot: Ian Lance Taylor <iant@golang.org>
TryBot-Result: Gobot Gobot <gobot@golang.org>
Reviewed-by: default avatarBrad Fitzpatrick <bradfitz@golang.org>
parent c75ee696
......@@ -18,10 +18,8 @@ underlying binary with arguments appropriate to package-level processing.
<p>
The programs can also be run as stand-alone binaries, with unmodified arguments,
using the go <code>tool</code> subcommand, such as <code>go tool vet</code>.
This style of invocation allows, for instance, checking a single source file
rather than an entire package: <code>go tool vet myprogram.go</code> as
compared to <code>go vet mypackage</code>.
using the go <code>tool</code> subcommand, such as <code>go tool cgo</code>.
For most commands this is mainly useful for debugging.
Some of the commands, such as <code>pprof</code>, are accessible only through
the go <code>tool</code> subcommand.
</p>
......@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ and rewrites them to use newer ones.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="/cmd/go/">fmt</a></td>
<td><a href="/cmd/gofmt/">fmt</a></td>
<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
<td>Fmt formats Go packages, it is also available as an independent <a href="/cmd/gofmt/">
gofmt</a> command with more general options.</td>
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......@@ -349,15 +349,7 @@ provides <b>essential setup instructions</b> for using the Go tools.
<p>
The source code for several Go tools (including <a href="/cmd/godoc/">godoc</a>)
is kept in <a href="https://golang.org/x/tools">the go.tools repository</a>.
To install all of them, run the <code>go</code> <code>get</code> command:
</p>
<pre>
$ go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/...
</pre>
<p>
Or if you just want to install a specific command (<code>godoc</code> in this case):
To install one of the tools (<code>godoc</code> in this case):
</p>
<pre>
......@@ -374,16 +366,6 @@ You must also have a workspace (<code>GOPATH</code>) set up;
see <a href="/doc/code.html">How to Write Go Code</a> for the details.
</p>
<p>
<b>Note</b>: The <code>go</code> command will install the <code>godoc</code>
binary to <code>$GOROOT/bin</code> (or <code>$GOBIN</code>) and the
<code>cover</code> and <code>vet</code> binaries to
<code>$GOROOT/pkg/tool/$GOOS_$GOARCH</code>.
You can access the latter commands with
"<code>go</code> <code>tool</code> <code>cover</code>" and
"<code>go</code> <code>tool</code> <code>vet</code>".
</p>
<h2 id="community">Community resources</h2>
<p>
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