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@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ to your <code>PATH</code>:
 $ <b>export PATH=$PATH:$GOPATH/bin</b>
 </pre>
 
+<p>
+To learn more about setting up the <code>GOPATH</code> environment variable,
+please see
+<a href="/cmd/go/#hdr-GOPATH_environment_variable"><code>go help gopath</code></a>
+</p>
 
 <h3 id="PackagePaths">Package paths</h3>