gimme

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  "github_readme_excerpt": "# gimme [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/travis-ci/gimme.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/travis-ci/gimme)\n\nInstall go, yay!\n\n`gimme` is a shell script that knows how to install [go](https://golang.org).  Fancy! :tada:\n\n## Installation \u0026 usage\n\nInstall from github:\n\n``` bash\n# assumes ~/bin exists and is in $PATH, so adjust accordingly!\n\ncurl -sL -o ~/bin/gimme https://raw.githubusercontent.com/travis-ci/gimme/master/gimme\nchmod +x ~/bin/gimme\n```\n\n[Homebrew](http://brew.sh) (OS X):\n\n```bash\nbrew install gimme\n```\n\n[Arch AUR](https://aur.archlinux.org/) (Arch Linux), substituting `yaourt` with\nhowever you prefer to install from AUR:\n\n``` bash\n# latest released version\nyaourt -S gimme\n\n# current git HEAD revision\nyaourt -S gimme-git\n```\n\nThen check the help text a la:\n\n``` bash\ngimme -h\n\n# or\n\ngimme --help\n\n# or\n\ngimme help\n\n# or\n\ngimme wat\n```\n\nTo install and use version 1.4, for example:\n``` bash\neval \"$(GIMME_GO_VERSION=1.4 gimme)\"\n\n# or:\n\neval \"$(gimme 1.4)\"\n\n# or if you can\u0027t stand the thought of using `eval`:\n\ngimme 1.4\nsource ~/.gimme/envs/go1.4.env\n```\n\nOr run without installing gimme:\n\n``` bash\neval \"$(curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/travis-ci/gimme/master/gimme | GIMME_GO_VERSION=1.4 bash)\"\n```\n\nTo install and use the current stable release of Go:\n\n``` bash\ngimme stable\n```\n\nTo install the previous minor release of Go:\n\n``` bash\ngimme oldstable\n```\n\nOr to install and use the development version (master branch) of Go:\n\n``` bash\ngimme master\n```\n\nTo list installed versions of Go:\n\n``` bash\ngimme -l\n\n# or\n\ngimme --list\n\n# or\n\ngimme list\n```\n\nTo force re-installation of an existing Go version:\n``` bash\ngimme --force 1.4.1\n\n# or\n\ngimme -f 1.4.1\n\n# or even\n\ngimme force 1.4.1\n```\n\nTo get the version of gimme:\n``` bash\ngimme -V\n\n# or\n\ngimme --version\n\n# or even\n\ngimme version\n```\n\n### `.travis.yml`\n\nThe original goal of this project was trivial cross-compilation within Travis.  The following is an example `.travis.yml` file to accomplish t",
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