Scripting with Go aims to sprinkle some Unix shell fairy dust on your Go programs. It's not that the shell itself is so clever, but its elegant design makes it the perfect tool for scripts. It has many advantages: Go programs are fast, scalable, can be written quickly, and can be maintained by large teams.
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Why Go?A typical taskThe wrong answerPrograms as pipelinesThe script packageUserland toolsHow does it work?Everything is a pipeHandling errorsClosing pipesWhy not shell?Scripting with GoSort: