Go – How to Write a Text to File in Go Language

Hello everyone, In this tutorial, you will learn how to write a text to file in Go language. The following example program has been tested and shared in the post.

Go – Writing Text to File

package main
import (
"bufio"
"fmt"
"io/ioutil"
"os"
)
func main() {
// reader to read text or content from user.
reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)
fmt.Println("Enter the text:")
// reading the text or content from user
text, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
// writing the content to file with content and permission
err := ioutil.WriteFile("my_file_name.txt", []byte(text), 0755)
// error handling
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Unable to write content to file... %v", err)
}
}

Output

Enter the text:
Hello everyone, my name is Dinesh Krishnan. I am a Software Developer and Technology Consultant

Reference

1. https://golang.org/doc/
2. https://golang.org/pkg/
3. https://golang.org/pkg/fmt/
4. https://golang.org/pkg/fmt/#Println
5. https://golang.org/pkg/bufio/
6. https://golang.org/pkg/bufio/#NewReader
7. https://golang.org/pkg/bufio/#Reader.ReadString
8. https://golang.org/pkg/os/
9. https://golang.org/pkg/io/ioutil/#WriteFile

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