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_content/ref/mod: add -x and -diff flags to go mod tidy #304

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Usage:

```
go mod tidy [-e] [-v] [-go=version] [-compat=version]
go mod tidy [-e] [-v] [-x] [-diff] [-go=version] [-compat=version]
```

`go mod tidy` ensures that the `go.mod` file matches the source code in the
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The `-v` flag causes `go mod tidy` to print information about removed modules
to standard error.

The `-x` flag causes `go mod tidy` to print the commands `tidy` executes.

The `-diff` flag causes `go mod tidy` not to modify go.mod or go.sum but
instead print the necessary changes as a unified diff. It exits
with a non-zero code if the diff is not empty.

`go mod tidy` works by loading all of the packages in the [main
module](#glos-main-module), all of its tools, and all of the packages they import,
recursively. This includes packages imported by tests (including tests in other
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