VScode format as save not work for Golang

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I'm using vscode and developing a go project via remote-ssh. However, the format on save does not work. I found it works on the normal project without git. If I remove the .git, it will work as expected. Does anyone have some advice for me?

The version of the environment is as follows:

vscode 1.63.2
go 1.17.6
remote machine Ubuntu 20.04
go extension v0.30.0

what's your setting like? if you see the language server trace ( see github.com/golang/vscode-go/blob/master/docs/…), are there format request/response messages log? — Hana
– Hana, Commented Jan 12, 2022 at 22:07
@hana Thank you. I've looked the output log. There is no format related log. Here is the configuration of vscode ``` { "editor.formatOnSave": true, "go.alternateTools": { // "dlv": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/dlv-sudo.sh", // "dlv-dap": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/dlv-dap-sudo.sh" }, "go.languageServerFlags": [ "-rpc.trace" ], "gopls": { "verboseOutput": true } } ``` — WingPig99
– WingPig99, Commented Jan 13, 2022 at 23:07

Thiago Pontes · Accepted Answer · 2022-03-09 17:28:56Z

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I had the same issue recently, auto format would only work on projects without a .git directory. What solved the issue for me was to change Format On Save Mode from modificationsIfAvailable to file. Since I prefer modificationsIfAvailable over file for everything, I changed to have formatOnSaveMode to file only for go source files with:

 "[go]": {
    "editor.formatOnSaveMode": "file"
  }

answered Mar 9, 2022 at 17:28

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Mat Schaffer Over a year ago

Thanks for this! I have my top-level set to "editor.formatOnSaveMode": "modificationsIfAvailable" to avoid reformatting entire files for small edits. Looks like the golang extension doesn't know what to do with that mode.

Ashutosh Singh · Accepted Answer · 2022-01-17 11:36:30Z

Try to format your code manually by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P to open Command Palette and select Format Document. If your file is being properly formatted without any issues, it means there is something wrong in formatOnSave settings.

Choose a default formatter instead of null. like this :

"editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"

Uninstall other formatters one by one to see if anything causes the conflict.

Try to make it Language specific.

For better understanding refer this link : https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/108447

About Git Specific:

It may be the case that you are running Git Atom. Atom is a desktop application, so may be causing problems in accessing the remote installation path.Try installing Git Repo.

Also make sure Go: Install/Update Tools are up-to-date.

Jason · Accepted Answer · 2025-10-23 04:50:27Z

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Adding the "editor.defaultFormatter" worked for me.

// File: VSCode - settings.json
{
  "go.formatTool": "gofmt",
  "[go]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "golang.go",
    "editor.formatOnSave": true,
    "editor.formatOnSaveMode": "file",
    "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
      "quickfix.insertSemicolon": "always",
      "source.organizeImports": "always"
    }
  }
}

answered Oct 23 at 4:50

Jason

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