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+.. _Release Task Golang Syntax:
+
+GOLANG: Syntax formatting with gofmt
+====================================
+
+Use the gofmt command to reformat golang sources gathered outside the vendor/ directory.
+
+.. code-block:: shell-session
+   :caption:
+
+   % make golang-fmt
+
+   % cd mysandbox
+   % find . ! -path './vendor/\*' -name '*.go' -print | xargs -n1 gofmt -s -e -w