os.IsNotExist
standard libraryThe 144th most-called standard-library function by production calls. Called 10,137 times across 618 modules; 7,044 of those run outside tests and generated code.
3% in production calls vs 2026-W37 (6,841 → 7,044)
- prod calls
- 7,044
- non-test, non-generated
- all calls
- 10,137
- total callsites
- modules
- 618
- distinct callers
- in loop
- 16%
- of prod calls
- in tests
- 31%
- 3,093 calls
- resolved
- 100%
- to a known target
resolution mix
How each call resolves
How each call was attributed. Only resolved kinds, where the target function is known, count toward the ranking. Interface dispatch and unresolved receivers are reported separately and never guessed. Read the taxonomy →
- Package function100%A direct call to an exported package function, resolved by type.
who calls this
Notable callers
Production calls into IsNotExist from notable Go projects. Open one on the map to see what else it hammers.
- Kubernetes 584 8%
- Docker 258 4%
- containerd 188 3%
- Grafana 85 1%
- Tailscale 75 1%
where it's called
Callsites in the wild
12 representative callsites of 10,137, prioritizing in-loop and non-test usage. We link to source, never display it.
- in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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cockroachdb/cockroach @v19.2.12+incompatible
in loop - in loop
- in loop
- in loop
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docker/docker @v28.5.2+incompatible
in loop -
encr.dev @v1.58.6
cli/daemon/dash/bucketbrowser.go:314
in loop -
entgo.io/ent @v0.14.6
entc/gen/graph.go:291
in loop - in loop
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gitea.dev @v1.27.3
models/unittest/fscopy.go:75
in loop
top callers
The modules that reach for it
The modules that call IsNotExist most in this snapshot.
- github.com/esengine/DeepSeek-Reasonix6366%
- github.com/gastownhall/gastown5265%
- github.com/steveyegge/gastown5265%
- github.com/gastownhall/beads3554%
- github.com/steveyegge/beads3554%
siblings
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