How do I refactor module name in Go?

Question

I have a Go module named mymodule, and I'd like to rename it into github.com/hylowaker/awesome-module

Using command go mod edit -module github.com/hylowaker/awesome-module only changes module name in go.mod file, leaving go sources unchanged. I tried Refactor feature in GoLand IDE, but GoLand does not allow renaming with slash(/) characters.

So I had to find and replace every import "mymodule/..." into import "github.com/hylowaker/awesome-module/... from my source files.

Is there a better way to refactor them?

This maybe a stupid comment, But wont a find and replace do the trick once you have edited it in go.mod ? You can easily do a find and replace across project in Sublime or VSCode or Goland. — Kartavya Ramnani, Feb 11 '20 at 11:57
Like: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44548521/how-to-change-go-package-alias-en-masse? — JimB, Feb 11 '20 at 18:01
@Kartavya I agree find&replace is enough for most cases, but since it could mistakenly replace comment or string as well, I was looking for safer and efficient way. — hylowaker, Feb 13 '20 at 01:58

score 20 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 12 '21 at 02:43

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This feature is introduced in GoLand version 2021.1.

You can invoke the Rename refactoring by pressing Shift+F6 on the module name in the go.mod file.

answered Apr 12 '21 at 02:43

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You can also press `Shift+F6` on the package name in your `.go` file. (I'm using GoLand 2022.1.4) – gomisha Aug 16 '22 at 20:40

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 05 '20 at 22:30

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In GoLand just press Ctrl+Shift+R and execute "Replace in Path"

It is safe to perform that in entire project since you only need to change go.mod file and all import clauses

answered Jul 05 '20 at 22:30

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great, on MacOS it is `cmd+shift+r` – Yagiz Degirmenci Jun 23 '21 at 11:32

How do I refactor module name in Go?

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