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# The Go Programming Language
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Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple,
reliable, and efficient software.
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For documentation about how to install and use Go,
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visit https://golang.org/ or load doc/install-source.html
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in your web browser.
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Our canonical Git repository is located at https://go.googlesource.com/go.
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There is a mirror of the repository at https://github.com/golang/go.
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Go is the work of hundreds of contributors. We appreciate your help!
To contribute, please read the contribution guidelines:
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https://golang.org/doc/contribute.html
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##### Note that we do not accept pull requests and that we use the issue tracker for bug reports and proposals only. Please ask questions on https://forum.golangbridge.org or https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/golang-nuts.
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Unless otherwise noted, the Go source files are distributed
under the BSD-style license found in the LICENSE file.
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--
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## Binary Distribution Notes
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If you have just untarred a binary Go distribution, you need to set
the environment variable $GOROOT to the full path of the go
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directory (the one containing this file). You can omit the
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variable if you unpack it into /usr/local/go, or if you rebuild
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from sources by running all.bash (see doc/install-source.html).
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You should also add the Go binary directory $GOROOT/bin
to your shell's path.
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For example, if you extracted the tar file into $HOME/go, you might
put the following in your .profile:
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export GOROOT=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin
See https://golang.org/doc/install or doc/install.html for more details.