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| author | Adam Vandenberg | 2010-10-30 12:30:22 -0700 |
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| committer | Adam Vandenberg | 2010-10-30 14:23:11 -0700 |
| commit | c61204eb1ebc3d6f53dff9833796708ce3397d53 (patch) | |
| tree | f67d9c2ffa658cfa993bb04d769efc638a64c111 | |
| parent | ea03121688a19c827f1da230ac90c37e29e77608 (diff) | |
| download | brew-c61204eb1ebc3d6f53dff9833796708ce3397d53.tar.bz2 | |
Document brew install <url>
| -rw-r--r-- | Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md | 7 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man1/brew.1 | 5 |
2 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md index 5751f7d00..4f3bfffd9 100644 --- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md +++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md @@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ didn't include with OS X. * `install [--force] [--debug] [--use-llvm] [--ignore-dependencies] [--HEAD]` <formula>: Installs <formula>. + <formula> is usually the name of the formula to install, but may also be + the URL for an arbitrary formula. + If `--force` is passed, will install <formula> even if it is already installed. This can be used to re-install a formula without removing it first. @@ -66,8 +69,8 @@ didn't include with OS X. or `brew --force --HEAD <foo>`. * `install --interactive [--git]` <formula>: - Downloads and patches <formula>, and then opens a shell. This allows the - user to run `./configure --help` and otherwise determine how to turn the + Downloads and patches <formula>, then opens a shell. This allows the user + to run `./configure --help` and otherwise determine how to turn the software package into a Homebrew formula. If `--git` is passed, Homebrew will create a Git repository, useful for diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1 index 203ec4244..c47164742 100644 --- a/share/man/man1/brew.1 +++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1 @@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ Performs a substring search of formula names for \fItext\fR\. If \fItext\fR is s Installs \fIformula\fR\. . .IP +\fIformula\fR is usually the name of the formula to install, but may also be the URL for an arbitrary formula\. +. +.IP If \fB\-\-force\fR is passed, will install \fIformula\fR even if it is already installed\. This can be used to re\-install a formula without removing it first\. . .IP @@ -67,7 +70,7 @@ To install a newer version of HEAD use \fBbrew rm <foo> && brew install \-\-HEAD . .TP \fBinstall \-\-interactive [\-\-git]\fR \fIformula\fR -Downloads and patches \fIformula\fR, and then opens a shell\. This allows the user to run \fB\./configure \-\-help\fR and otherwise determine how to turn the software package into a Homebrew formula\. +Downloads and patches \fIformula\fR, then opens a shell\. This allows the user to run \fB\./configure \-\-help\fR and otherwise determine how to turn the software package into a Homebrew formula\. . .IP If \fB\-\-git\fR is passed, Homebrew will create a Git repository, useful for creating patches to the software\. |