commands.md

Commands

In addition to integrated editing features, this extension offers a number of commands, which can be executed manually through the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).

Some of these commands are also available in the VS Code context menu (right-click). To control which of these commands show up in the editor context menu, update the "go.editorContextMenuCommands" setting.

All commands provided by this extension have the prefix Go:.

Latest changes

The commands described below are up-to-date as of June 2020. We do our best to keep documentation current, but if a command is missing, you can always consult the full list in the Extensions view.

To view this list:

1. Navigate to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
2. Find the Go extension and click on it to open the Extension Editor.
3. Click on the Feature Contributions tab.
4. Scroll through the list under Commands.

Finally, you can also see a full list by using a meta command: Go: Show All Commands....

Detailed list

Go: Current GOPATH

See the currently set GOPATH.

Go: Locate Configured Go Tools

List all the Go tools being used by this extension along with their locations.

Go: Test Function At Cursor

Runs a unit test at the cursor.

Go: Subtest At Cursor

Runs a sub test at the cursor.

Go: Benchmark Function At Cursor

Runs a benchmark at the cursor.

Go: Debug Test At Cursor

Debug test at the cursor.

Go: Test File

Runs all unit tests in the current file.

Go: Test Package

Runs all unit tests in the package of the current file.

Go: Benchmark Package

Runs all benchmarks in the package of the current file.

Go: Benchmark File

Runs all benchmarks in the current file.

Go: Test All Packages In Workspace

Runs all unit tests from all packages in the current workspace.

Go: Test Previous

Re-runs the last executed test.

Go: Toggle Test Coverage In Current Package

Displays test coverage in the current package.

Go: Generate Unit Tests For Package

Generates unit tests for the current package

Go: Generate Unit Tests For File

Generates unit tests for the current file

Go: Generate Unit Tests For Function

Generates unit tests for the selected function in the current file

Go: Generate Interface Stubs

Generates method stub for implementing the provided interface and inserts at the cursor.

Go: Add Import

Add an import declaration

Go: Add Package to Workspace

Add a package from the imports list to the workspace.

Go: Install/Update Tools

install/update the required go packages

Go: Toggle Test File

Toggles between file in current active editor and the corresponding test file.

Go: Add Tags To Struct Fields

Add tags configured in go.addTags setting to selected struct using gomodifytags

Go: Remove Tags From Struct Fields

Remove tags configured in go.removeTags setting from selected struct using gomodifytags

Go: Fill struct

Fill a struct literal with default values

Go: Show All Commands...

Shows all commands from the Go extension in the quick pick

Go: Browse Packages

Browse packages and Go files inside the packages.

Go: Get Package

Run go get -v on the package on the current line.

Go: Run on Go Playground

Upload the current selection or file to the Go Playground

Go: Lint Current Package

Run linter in the package of the current file.

Go: Lint Workspace

Run linter in the current workspace.

Go: Vet Current Package

Run go vet in the package of the current file.

Go: Vet Workspace

Run go vet in the current workspace.

Go: Build Current Package

Build the package of the current file.

Go: Build Workspace

Build the current workspace.

Go: Install Current Package

Install the current package.

Go: Cancel Running Tests

Cancels running tests.

Go: Apply Cover Profile

Applies existing cover profile.

Go: Extract to function

Extract to function using godoctor.

Go: Extract to variable

Extract to variable using godoctor.

Go: Restart Language Server

Restart the running instance of the language server