---
name: "go-mod"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gccgo-go"
version: "2:1.24~2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/go-mod"
---

# go-mod(1)

module maintenance

## NAME

go-mod - module maintenance

## SYNOPSIS

**go mod** *command* \[*arguments*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Go mod provides access to operations on modules.

Note that support for modules is built into all the go commands, not just 'go mod'. For example, day-to-day adding, removing, upgrading, and downgrading of dependencies should be done using 'go get'. See 'go help modules' for an overview of module functionality.

## COMMANDS

- **download**

  download modules to local cache

- **edit**

  edit go.mod from tools or scripts

- **graph**

  print module requirement graph

- **init**

  initialize new module in current directory

- **tidy**

  add missing and remove unused modules

- **vendor**

  make vendored copy of dependencies

- **verify**

  verify dependencies have expected content

- **why**

  explain why packages or modules are needed

Use "go help mod \<command\>" for more information about a command.

## AUTHOR

This manual page and is maintained by the  Debian Go Compiler Team \<team+go-compiler@tracker.debian.org\> based on the output of 'go help mod' for the Debian project (and may be used by others).