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authorAndrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org>2012-09-27 15:36:22 -0700
committerAndrew Gerrand <adg@golang.org>2012-09-27 15:36:22 -0700
commit08b97d4061dd75ceec1d44e4335183cd791c9306 (patch)
tree78d0417233287ec2ec8619c0a5aed69e5e8c1b85
parent94ee5f60496992221074cb2af76a59b4d4367543 (diff)
downloadgo-release-branch.go1.tar.gz
go-release-branch.go1.zip
[release-branch.go1] doc: clarify that the displayed tar file name is an examplerelease-branch.go1
««« CL 6573065 / 49b27543b08b doc: clarify that the displayed tar file name is an example R=golang-dev, dave, r CC=golang-dev https://golang.org/cl/6573065 »»» R=golang-dev CC=golang-dev https://golang.org/cl/6571068
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@@ -116,14 +116,20 @@ rm -r /usr/local/go
<p>
Extract <a href="http://code.google.com/p/go/downloads/list?q=OpSys-FreeBSD+OR+OpSys-Linux+OR+OpSys-OSX+Type-Archive">the archive</a>
-into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in <code>/usr/local/go</code>:
+into <code>/usr/local</code>, creating a Go tree in <code>/usr/local/go</code>.
+For example:
</p>
<pre>
-tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.0.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.0.3.linux-amd64.tar.gz
</pre>
<p>
+The name of the archive may differ, depending on the version of Go you are
+installing and your system's operating system and processor architecture.
+</p>
+
+<p>
(Typically these commands must be run as root or through <code>sudo</code>.)
</p>