Find the path to the executable

Question

I compile a program with Go for various platforms and run it by calling a relative path or just by its name (if it is in the PATH variable).

Is it possible to find o

Answer 1

Use package osext.

It's providing function Executable() that returns an absolute path to the current program executable. It's portable between systems.

Online documentation

package main

import (
    "github.com/kardianos/osext"
    "fmt"
)

func main() {
    filename, _ := osext.Executable()
    fmt.Println(filename)
}