A simple Shell script to activate or deactivate Go ENV variables, such as GOPATH

A non-nonsense way of pointing GOPATH to your current project's working directory so that go get doesn't try to pollute your user's default go directory at $HOME/go. It was inspired by the venerable venv Python package, but has less bells and no whistles.

The activate function is run automatically and it sets both GOPATH and adjusts the PS1 prompt variable so that you know your Shell environment has been altered. deactivate resets all changed ENV variables to their previous values and executes the clean-up procedure, using unset.

Something more elaborate like goenv by Anton Antonov or goenv by Chris Smith. Why? Because these projects have a much broader scope, but are slightly more challenging to set up.

• A system installation of Go binaries (any version) accessible to the user via correct PATH settings

1. Place the .goenv.sh file in your project's working/root directory.
2. Source the file running source .goenv.sh or . .goenv.sh, depending on your Shell and personal preferences.
3. Enjoy an uninterrupted Go experience ;).
4. When you're done, but don't want to terminate the currently running Shell session, call the deactivate function.