gf/cmd/gf

gf

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

1. Install

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 it and then follow the instruction.

3. Database sqlite and oracle are not support in gf gen command in default as it needs cgo and gcc, you can manually make some changes to the source codes and do the building.

2. Commands

$ gf
USAGE
    gf COMMAND [OPTION]

COMMAND
   env        show current Golang environment variables
   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.