cmd/vet

Official docs for go vet analyzers that catch suspicious constructs before they ship.

• Author: Go Team
• Authority: primary
• Kind: package-doc
• URL: https://pkg.go.dev/cmd/vet

What it covers

• vet usage
• available analyzers
• static analysis workflow

Why authoritative

Official package documentation for the standard Go vet tool.

Use when

• when should I run go vet
• what does go vet catch in Go
• which static analysis checks are official in Go

Keywords

• go vet, linters, static analysis, suspicious code, analysis

Used by

• variable-shadowing
• linters