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Difference between `go build` and 'go install`
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go intall vs go build.md

go build compile and build executable and move it to the destination where you run the command

go install compile and move executable to $GOBIN directory, and cache all non-main packages which imported for the package you installed, it will be used in your next compile if not changed yet.

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