Installing COBRA Modern CLI - Backup Files Software From Scratch Written in Golang Tutorial #2
In this tutorial series #2, we are setting up the Cobra which is both a library for creating powerful modern CLI applications as well as a program to generate applications and command files that we can use for our "Gokopy" CLI application program to build the Gokopy Golang Project.
Install Cobra CLI: https://github.com/spf13/cobra
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Source Codes:
*main.go file*
package main
import (
"gokopy/cmd"
)
func main() {
cmd.Execute()
}
*root.go*
package cmd
import (
"fmt"
"os"
"github.com/spf13/cobra"
)
var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
Use: "gokopy",
Short: "A lightweight automated backup file software.",
Long: `A lightweight automated backup file software.`,
Version: "1.0.0",
// Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
// // Do Stuff Here
// fmt.Println("Hello Cobra CLI application")
// },
}
func Execute() {
if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
fmt.Println(err)
os.Exit(1)
}
}
