How to Install Goshorly on Windows 10

Goshorly is a command-line tool for generating secure shortened URLs. It runs on a number of platforms, including Windows 10. Here are the steps to install Goshorly on your Windows 10 machine.

Prerequisites

Before installing Goshorly, make sure that Go is installed on your computer. Go to their website at https://golang.org/dl/ to download and install the Go compiler for Windows before proceeding.

Step 1: Download Goshorly

Open goshorly">https://gitea.hackmi.ch/Phil/goshorly in your web browser and click the "Download ZIP" button to save the source code to your computer.

Step 2: Extract the ZIP archive

Locate the downloaded ZIP file on your computer and extract its contents to a folder.

Step 3: Open the Command Prompt

Open the Command Prompt by pressing the Windows + R keys, typing "cmd" and pressing Enter.

Step 4: Navigate to the Goshorly folder

Use the "cd" command to navigate to the folder where you downloaded and extracted Goshorly.

cd C:\Path\To\Goshorly\Folder

Step 5: Build Goshorly

Run the following command to build Goshorly.

go build

This will build the Goshorly binary and create an executable file in the folder.

Step 6: Install the binary

To install the binary, move it to a folder that is in your system's PATH environment variable. This will allow you to run Goshorly from anywhere on your computer.

For example, you can move the binary to the C:\Windows\System32 folder like this:

move goshorly.exe C:\Windows\System32

Step 7: Verify Installation

Open a new Command Prompt window and type "goshorly" to verify that the installation was successful. If you see a help message, it means that Goshorly was installed correctly on your system.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Goshorly on your Windows 10 machine.

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