Opening files

Open a file by dragging it into the IDE

1. From your file browser (Finder, Explorer, or another file manager), drag the file to the Welcome screen.

2. GoLand opens the file in a new tab without creating a project.

Open a file from the command line

You can open a file directly from the terminal using the goland command.

1. In the terminal, run the following command:

   You can find the executable for running GoLand in the installation directory under bin. To use this executable as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH as described in Command-line interface.

   Syntax

   goland64.exe [--line <number>] [--column <number>] <path>

   Examples

   Open a project:

   goland64.exe C:\MyProject

   Open a specific file on line number 42:

   goland64.exe --line 42 C:\MyProject\main.go

   By default, GoLand does not provide a command-line launcher. For more information about creating a launcher script for GoLand, refer to Command-line interface.

   Syntax

   goland [--line <number>] [--column <number>] <path>

   Examples

   Open a project:

   goland ~/MyProject

   Open a specific file on line number 42:

   goland --line 42 ~/MyProject/main.go

   You can find the script for running GoLand in the installation directory under bin. To use this script as the command-line launcher, add it to your system PATH as described in Command-line interface.

   Syntax

   goland.sh [--line <number>] [--column <number>] <number> <path>

   Examples

   Open a project:

   goland.sh ~/MyProject

   Open a specific file on line number 42:

   goland.sh --line 42 ~/MyProject/main.go

   When you specify the path to a file, GoLand opens it in the LightEdit mode, unless it belongs to a project that is already open or there is special logic to automatically open or create a project (for example, in case of Maven or Gradle files) . If you specify a directory with an existing project, GoLand opens this project. If you open a directory that is not a part of a project, GoLand adds the .idea directory to it, making it a project.

2. The specified file will open in GoLand without creating a new project.

Open a file by double-clicking it

1. In your file browser, double-click the file you want to open.

2. If GoLand is set as the default editor for the file type, the file will open automatically in GoLand.

Open a file using the main menu

1. Select File | Open from the main menu.

2. In the dialog that opens, navigate to the file you want to open and click Open.

   

Open a file from the Welcome screen

1. On the Welcome screen, click Open.

2. In the dialog that opens, select the file you want to open and click Open.