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_content/doc: document 'go get' requiring version for @patch
For golang/go#37438 Change-Id: I077f364a4c484de4b5f1554207bfd250947198e6 Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/website/+/287415 Trust: Jay Conrod <[email protected]> Reviewed-by: Bryan C. Mills <[email protected]>
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(for example, a pre-release), `upgrade` will select the current version.
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* The string `patch`, which selects the latest available version with the same
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major and minor version numbers as the currently required version. If no
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version is currently required, `patch` is equivalent to `latest`.
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version is currently required, `patch` is equivalent to `latest`. Since
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Go 1.16, [`go get`](#go-get) requires a current version when using `patch`
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(but the `-u=patch` flag does not have this requirement).
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Except for queries for specific named versions or revisions, all queries
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consider available versions reported by `go list -m -versions` (see [`go list

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