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$ curl cheat.sh/ 
p := Vertex{1, 2}  // p is a Vertex
q := &p            // q is a pointer to a Vertex
r := &Vertex{1, 2} // r is also a pointer to a Vertex

// The type of a pointer to a Vertex is *Vertex
// new creates a pointer to a new struct instance
var s *Vertex = new(Vertex)

$
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