Resource Packing

Usage

$ gf pack -h
USAGE
    gf pack SRC DST

ARGUMENT
    SRC    source path for packing, which can be multiple source paths.
    DST    destination file path for packed file. if extension of the filename is ".go" and "-n" option is given,
           it enables packing SRC to go file, or else it packs SRC into a binary file.

OPTION
    -n, --name       package name for output go file, it's set as its directory name if no name passed
    -p, --prefix     prefix for each file packed into the resource file
    -k, --keepPath   keep the source path from system to resource file, usually for relative path
    -h, --help       more information about this command

EXAMPLE
    gf pack public data.bin
    gf pack public,template data.bin
    gf pack public,template packed/data.go
    gf pack public,template,config packed/data.go
    gf pack public,template,config packed/data.go -n=packed -p=/var/www/my-app
    gf pack /var/www/public packed/data.go -n=packed

This command is used to package any file into a resource file or a Go code file, allowing any file to be packaged and distributed along with the executable file. Additionally, the build command supports packaging and compiling in one step; please refer to the build command help for details. For an introduction to resource management, please refer to the Resource section.

Examples

$ gf pack public,template packed/data.go
done!
$ ll packed
total 184
-rw-r--r--  1 john  staff    89K Dec 31 00:44 data.go

Further Reading