os/exec.Cmd.Run
standard libraryThe 323rd most-called standard-library method by production calls. Called 4,421 times across 466 modules; 2,891 of those run outside tests and generated code.
0% in production calls vs 2026-W39 (2,884 → 2,891)
- prod calls
- 2,891
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 4,421
- total callsites
- modules
- 466
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 8%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 35%
- 1,530 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Concrete method100%A method on a value whose type is known exactly.
- Embedded method<1%Reached through an embedded type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into Cmd.Run from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 149 5%
- Tailscale 56 2%
- containerd 50 2%
- Authelia 39 1%
- Docker 38 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 4,421, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop - in loop
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docker/docker @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
encr.dev @v1.58.6
pkg/encorebuild/jsruntimebuild.go:230
in loop - in loop
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GoogleCloudPlatform/terraformer @v0.0.0-20260316201050-1807affdde9e
in loop - in loop
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Jguer/yay @v8.1173.0+incompatible
in loop -
Microsoft/hcsshim @v0.14.1
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call Cmd.Run most in this snapshot.
- github.com/steveyegge/gastown4159%
- github.com/gastownhall/gastown3959%
- github.com/steveyegge/beads2626%
- github.com/gastownhall/beads2556%
- tailscale.com882%
siblings
More from os/exec
The other most-called members in this package. See all →