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+# Tool to find dangerous imports in go code
+
+The tool checks for imports for a given `go.mod` file that
+
+- uses `unsafe`
+- uses cgo
+- import `/net/http/pprof`
+
+The checks are performed transitively, following dependencies. 
+
+
+# Parameters
+
+```
+Usage of ./goosebumps:
+  -cc
+    	check for imports of cgo
+  -ci
+    	check for implementations of init()
+  -cp
+    	check for imports of net/http/pprof
+  -cu
+    	check for imports of unsafe
+  -exempt string
+    	domains exempt from the search, seperated by space (default "golang.org")
+  -mod string
+    	go.mod file (default "go.mod")
+  -modcache string
+    	location of go mod cache (default "$GOROOT/pkg/mod")
+```