Running an Embedded Bash Script With Command-Line Arguments in Go
In this article, we will explore how to embed a Bash script within a Go program and execute it while passing command-line arguments to the embedded script. This approach allows us to package the script directly within the Go binary, eliminating the need for an external script file. We will leverage the os/exec package and the Go embed feature to achieve this.
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of Go programming language
- Familiarity with executing shell scripts
Step 1: Embedding the Bash Script
To embed the Bash script in the Go program, we can use the Go embed feature. Place the Bash script file, named bash.sh
in this example, alongside the Go source file. Annotate the script content using the //go:embed
directive to indicate that it should be embedded in the binary: