A closer look at the os and x/sys packages
As we can see in the Go documentation regarding the x/sys package:
“The primary use of x/sys is inside other packages that provide a more portable interface to the system, such as “os”, “time” and “net”.
Use those packages rather than this one if you can. For details of the functions and data types in this package consult the manuals for the appropriate operating system. These calls return err == nil to indicate success; otherwise err is an operating system error describing the failure. On most systems, that error has type syscall.Errno.”
x/sys package – low-level system calls
The x/sys package in Go provides access to low-level system calls. It’s typically used when interacting directly with the operating system is necessary or for platform-specific operations. It’s important to exercise caution when using x/sys, as incorrect usage can lead to system...
