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Chapter 4. The Go race detector

Go Toolset includes the Go race detector, which is a tool of the Go standard library for finding race conditions.

Note that the Go race detector can significantly increase processor and memory use at runtime.

4.1. Prerequisites
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4.2. Using the Go race detector
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Use the Go race detector to check your code for race conditions.

Procedure

  • Use the race detector: 

    # go build -race -o <output_file> <go_main_package>

    Replace <output_file> with the name of your executable file and <go_main_package> with the name of the package you want to test.

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