godoc command not found

Question

godoc command doesn't work on my system (I'using Linux Mint 20 Ulyana).

I've just tried this procedure:

1. install godoc with following command:

go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc

2. Start godoc server:

godoc -http=:6060

The result is: bash: godoc: command not found

I'm using this go version go version go1.15 linux/amd64

And this is my PATH variable /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/usr/local/go/bin

All other go commands (go build, go run and so on) work correctly.

What can I do to make godoc command work?

Answer 1

Step - 1: Check if godoc package is installed

Make sure you can run godoc using this command:

$GOPATH/bin/godoc -http=:6060

Step - 2: Install godoc package

If you don't see any error then go to Step - 4 else if you can see this error No such file or directory then you have to get the godoc package first by using this command:

go get golang.org/x/tools/cmd/godoc

It will take some time to install.

Step - 3: Try godoc command

Try this command

godoc --help

if this command ran successfully then you are done and nothing else to do else if you are still getting any errors follow the Step - 4 and if you still fail please check if you have defined the $GOPATH variable correctly

Step - 4: Add path variable

Add $GOPATH/bin to your PATH variable by using this command:

export PATH="$GOPATH/bin:$PATH"

Try Step - 3 now.