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## Ethereum Go
Ethereum Go Client © 2014 Jeffrey Wilcke.
| Linux | OSX | Windows
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develop | [](http://build.ethdev.com/builders/Linux%20Go%20develop%20branch/builds/-1) | [](http://build.ethdev.com/builders/OSX%20Go%20develop%20branch/builds/-1) | N/A
master | [](http://build.ethdev.com/builders/Linux%20Go%20master%20branch/builds/-1) | [](http://build.ethdev.com/builders/OSX%20Go%20master%20branch/builds/-1) | N/A
[](https://waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum)
[](https://waffle.io/ethereum/go-ethereum)
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`go get github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/ethereum`
For further, detailed, build instruction please see the [Wiki](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/wiki/Building-Ethereum(Go))
* [[OS X](http://build.ethdev.com/builds/OSX%20Go%20develop%20branch/Mist-OSX-latest.dmg)]
* [Windows] Coming soon™
* [Linux] Coming soon™
Go Ethereum comes with several binaries found in
[cmd](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/tree/master/cmd):
* `mist` Official Ethereum Browser
* `ethereum` Ethereum CLI
* `ethtest` test tool which runs with the [tests](https://github.com/ethereum/testes) suit:
* `evm` is a generic Ethereum Virtual Machine: `evm -code 60ff60ff -gas
10000 -price 0 -dump`. See `-h` for a detailed description.
* `rlpdump` converts a rlp stream to `interface{}`.
* `peerserver` simple P2P (noi-ethereum) peer server.
-id Set the custom identifier of the client (shows up on other clients)
-port Port on which the server will accept incomming connections
-maxpeer Desired amount of peers
-rpc Start JSON RPC
-dir Data directory used to store configs and databases
= Utility
-h This
-import Import a private key
-genaddr Generates a new address and private key (destructive action)
-dump Dump a specific state of a block to stdout given the -number or -hash
-difftool Supress all output and prints VM output to stdout
-diff vm=only vm output, all=all output including state storage
Ethereum only
ethereum [options] [filename]
-js Start the JavaScript REPL
filename Load the given file and interpret as JavaScript
-m Start mining blocks
-asset_path absolute path to GUI assets directory
If you'd like to contribute to Ethereum please fork, fix, commit and
send a pull request. Commits who do not comply with the coding standards
are ignored (use gofmt!). If you send pull requests make absolute sure that you
commit on the `develop` branch and that you do not merge to master.
Commits that are directly based on master are simply ignored.
To make life easier try [git flow](http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/) it sets
this all up and streamlines your work flow.
Sources should be formatted according to the [Go Formatting
Style](http://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting).
Unless structs fields are supposed to be directly accesible, provide
Getters and hide the fields through Go's exporting facility.
When you comment put meaningful comments. Describe in detail what you
*wrong*
```go
// Check if the value at x is greater than y
if x > y {
// It's greater!
}
```
Everyone reading the source probably know what you wanted to achieve
with above code. Those are **not** meaningful comments.
While the project isn't 100% tested I want you to write tests non the
less. I haven't got time to evaluate everyone's code in detail so I
expect you to write tests for me so I don't have to test your code
manually. (If you want to contribute by just writing tests that's fine
too!)