gf

gf

gf is a powerful CLI tool for building GoFrame application with convenience.

1. Install

1) PreCompiled Binary

You can also install gf tool using pre-built binaries: https://github.com/gogf/gf/releases

1. Mac & Linux

    wget -O gf https://github.com/gogf/gf/releases/latest/download/gf_$(go env GOOS)_$(go env GOARCH) && chmod +x gf && ./gf install -y && rm ./gf
   

   If you're using zsh, you might need rename your alias by command alias gf=gf to resolve the conflicts between gf and git fetch.

2. Windows Manually download, execute in command line it and then follow the instruction.

3. Database support

   DB	builtin support	remarks
   mysql	yes	-
   mariadb	yes	-
   tidb	yes	-
   mssql	yes	-
   oracle	yes	-
   pgsql	yes	-
   sqlite	yes	-
   sqlitecgo	no	to support sqlite database on 32bit architecture systems, manually add package import to the source codes and do the building.
   clickhouse	no	manually add package import to the source codes and do the building.
   dm	no	manually add package import to the source codes and do the building.

2) Manually Install

go install github.com/gogf/gf/cmd/gf/v2@latest # latest version
go install github.com/gogf/gf/cmd/gf/v2@v2.5.5 # certain version(should be >= v2.5.5)

2. Commands

$ gf
USAGE
    gf COMMAND [OPTION]

COMMAND
   up         upgrade GoFrame version/tool to latest one in current project
   env        show current Golang environment variables
   fix        auto fixing codes after upgrading to new GoFrame version
   run        running go codes with hot-compiled-like feature
   gen        automatically generate go files for dao/do/entity/pb/pbentity
   tpl        template parsing and building commands
   init       create and initialize an empty GoFrame project
   pack       packing any file/directory to a resource file, or a go file
   build      cross-building go project for lots of platforms
   docker     build docker image for current GoFrame project
   install    install gf binary to system (might need root/admin permission)
   version    show version information of current binary

OPTION
   -y, --yes       all yes for all command without prompt ask
   -v, --version   show version information of current binary
   -d, --debug     show internal detailed debugging information
   -h, --help      more information about this command

ADDITIONAL
    Use "gf COMMAND -h" for details about a command.

3. FAQ

1). Command gf run returns pipe: too many open files

Please use ulimit -n 65535 to enlarge your system configuration for max open files for current terminal shell session, and then gf run.