diff --git a/go/helloworld.go b/go/helloworld.go
index edea122..76f2989 100644
--- a/go/helloworld.go
+++ b/go/helloworld.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//compiles and runs successfully
 package main
 
 import "fmt"
diff --git a/go/test.sh b/go/test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..84bf272
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+go build helloworld.go
+./helloworld
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