From 951a2f04ad73dbde82f01ed10f541cc777400233 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jbranchaud <jbranchaud@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 20:54:41 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Add Find Executables Installed By Go as a Go TIL

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 README.md                              |  3 ++-
 go/find-executables-installed-by-go.md | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 go/find-executables-installed-by-go.md

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04357b6..5b9bfd8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket.
 
 For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://crafty-builder-6996.ck.page/e169c61186).
 
-_1445 TILs and counting..._
+_1446 TILs and counting..._
 
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@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ _1445 TILs and counting..._
 
 - [Access Go Docs Offline](go/access-go-docs-offline.md)
 - [Build For A Specific OS And Architecture](go/build-for-a-specific-os-and-architecture.md)
+- [Find Executables Installed By Go](go/find-executables-installed-by-go.md)
 - [Not So Random](go/not-so-random.md)
 - [Replace The Current Process With An External Command](go/replace-the-current-process-with-an-external-command.md)
 - [Sleep For A Duration](go/sleep-for-a-duration.md)
diff --git a/go/find-executables-installed-by-go.md b/go/find-executables-installed-by-go.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0925148
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/find-executables-installed-by-go.md
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Find Executables Installed By Go
+
+When you install an executable using `go install`, it puts that executable in
+the `bin` directory designated by the `GOBIN` environment variable. If that env
+var isn't set, then it falls back to one of `$GOPATH/bin` or `$HOME/go/bin`.
+
+When I run `go help install`, it tells me as much:
+
+```
+Executables are installed in the directory named by the GOBIN environment
+variable, which defaults to $GOPATH/bin or $HOME/go/bin if the GOPATH
+environment variable is not set.
+```
+
+So, if I am to install something like [`tern`](https://github.com/jackc/tern),
+
+```bash
+$ go install github.com/jackc/tern/v2@latest
+```
+
+it is going to place that binary in `~/go/bin` for me.
+
+```bash
+$ which tern
+/Users/jbranchaud/go/bin/tern
+```