MSGP(1)

💖 NAME 💖

msgp — a Go code generator for MessagePack. That's the whole name, bestie, short and iconic. ✨

This is the MSGP(1) manual page from the User Commands section, so pull up a chair, grab a boba, and let's get into it. 🧋💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so real talk: when you run this binary, it greets you with its usage line. Here it is, exactly as printed, no edits, no cap:

Usage of /build/golang-github-tinylib-msgp-dsJIxp/golang-github-tinylib-msgp-1.6.4/obj-x86_64-linux-gnu/bin/msgp:

And then it presents you with this menu of flags. Every single one matters, so we are going through all of them, one by one, no skipping, periodt. 👑

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

• -d value — drops a directive onto all of your files. You can pass multiple -d flags at once (stack them like bracelets, it's allowed). Also, the 'msgp:' prefix can be omitted, so you don't have to type it out if you don't feel like it. 💖
• -file string — the input file. Your source, your starting point, your main character. ✨
• -io — creates the Encode and Decode methods. (default true, so it's already on and thriving.)
• -marshal — creates the Marshal and Unmarshal methods. (default true — also on by default, we love a flag that's already doing the work. 🫶)
• -o string — the output file. Where the generated code goes to live its best life. 🦋
• -tests — creates tests and benchmarks. (default true — yes bestie, tests are on by default, we love a responsible icon. 🧚)
• -unexported — also processes unexported types and fields. ngl, don't forget that this changes what gets touched. 🔍
• -v — verbose diagnostics, aka it tells you everything it's thinking. 😭

Vibe check: that's every flag in the list, fr fr. No skipping, no summaries, no "you get the idea" — the whole roster. 💜

the cute sign-off 💖

This is msgp version 1.6.4, dated April 2026, and that's the manual page, mwah. Go generate some MessagePack code, bestie. 💅🌟