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goimports
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Open source command-line tool · BSD-3-Clause license
Read 8 Oct 2026 · pkg.go.dev
On the record
- Directory exclusions
- It reads `$GOPATH/src/.goimportsignore` to exclude directories from scanning, with blank lines, comments, or directory names and no globbing or regex patterns.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Editor integrations
- The documentation describes using goimports with Emacs, Vim, and GoSublime, and says it can be configured for other editors.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Formatting
- It formats code in the same style as gofmt and can replace an editor’s gofmt-on-save hook.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The package page gives `go install golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports@latest` as the installation command.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The documentation presents goimports as a tool for Go developers who want imports corrected and code formatted in their editor workflow.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The package page identifies its license as BSD-3-Clause and marks it redistributable.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- goimports updates Go import lines by adding missing imports and removing unreferenced imports.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support
- The package documentation directs users to the Go issue tracker for bugs and feature requests.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Verbose mode
- The `-v` flag provides verbose output to help verify directory exclusions and see what goimports is doing.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
- Version status
- The package page identifies version v0.51.0 and notes that the package is not in the latest version of its module.pkg.go.dev · read 8 Oct 2026
