diff --git a/examples/getting-started/go/main.go.txt b/examples/getting-started/go/main.go.txt
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-// package main
-
-// import (
-// 	"context"
-// 	"fmt"
-// 	"io"
-// 	"log"
-// 	"net/http"
-
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp"
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/baggage"
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace"
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracehttp"
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/propagation"
-// 	sdktrace "go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk/trace"
-// 	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
-// )
-
-// var tracer trace.Tracer
-
-// func initTracer() {
-// 	ctx := context.Background()
-
-// 	client := otlptracehttp.NewClient()
-
-// 	otlpTraceExporter, err := otlptrace.New(ctx, client)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		log.Fatal(err)
-// 	}
-
-// 	batchSpanProcessor := sdktrace.NewBatchSpanProcessor(otlpTraceExporter)
-
-// 	tracerProvider := sdktrace.NewTracerProvider(
-// 		sdktrace.WithSpanProcessor(batchSpanProcessor),
-// 	)
-
-// 	defer func() { _ = tracerProvider.Shutdown(ctx) }()
-
-// 	otel.SetTracerProvider(tracerProvider)
-// 	otel.SetTextMapPropagator(propagation.NewCompositeTextMapPropagator(
-// 		propagation.TraceContext{}, propagation.Baggage{}))
-// }
-
-// func ping(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-// 	client := http.Client{Transport: otelhttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultTransport)}
-// 	ctx := baggage.ContextWithoutBaggage(context.Background())
-
-// 	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", "http://tracetest.io", nil)
-
-// 	fmt.Printf("Sending request...\n")
-// 	res, err := client.Do(req)
-// 	if err != nil {
-// 		panic(err)
-// 	}
-// 	fmt.Printf("Response status code: %v\n", res.Status)
-// 	fmt.Printf("Waiting for few seconds to export spans ...\n\n")
-
-// 	resp := "Waiting for few seconds to export spans ..."
-// 	if _, err := io.WriteString(w, resp); err != nil {
-// 		log.Printf("Write failed: %v\n", err)
-// 	}
-// }
-
-// func main() {
-// 	// Initialize tracer
-// 	initTracer()
-
-// 	// Get a tracer
-// 	tracer := otel.Tracer("example-tracer")
-
-// 	// Start a span
-// 	ctx, span := tracer.Start(context.Background(), "example-operation")
-// 	defer span.End()
-
-// 	// Example function work
-// 	fmt.Println("Tracing in action!")
-
-// 	// Add an event to the span
-// 	span.AddEvent("Example event")
-
-// 	// Example of creating a child span
-// 	_, childSpan := tracer.Start(ctx, "example-child-operation")
-// 	defer childSpan.End()
-
-// 	http.HandleFunc("/", ping)
-
-// 	log.Fatal(http.ListenAndServe(":8080", nil))
-// }
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