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cmd/go: support "-x" in most of go mod commands

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#35,849 opened on Nov 26, 2019

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https://golang.org/cl/208558 surfaces "-x" flag support in go mod download. We think "-x" may make sense for most of other go mod commands that involve non-trivial commands execution underneath.

@jayconrod @bcmills

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Examine the implementation of the ` x` flag in `go mod download` (https://golang.org/cl/208558) to understand how it's added, then identify the other `go mod` commands that execute external commands (e.g., `go mod vendor`, `go mod tidy`) and replicate the ` x` flag pattern for those commands.
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go
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backend
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Go
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