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| author | Jack Nagel | 2011-10-12 02:23:29 -0500 |
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| committer | Jack Nagel | 2011-10-12 02:53:40 -0500 |
| commit | b8b7ad7ef23b9d4235cb05479c443db287eb30bf (patch) | |
| tree | 914fb8418c127f6e267d2a165520a89b508dcb20 /Library | |
| parent | 203b0df5967061062208449d1ed65082391478f8 (diff) | |
| download | brew-b8b7ad7ef23b9d4235cb05479c443db287eb30bf.tar.bz2 | |
Document `brew diy` in the man page
The documentation on this is hard to find, and awareness of the command
itself is pretty low. Which is too bad, because it's really handy and I
use it all the time myself.
Signed-off-by: Jack Nagel <jacknagel@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Library')
| -rw-r--r-- | Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md | 9 |
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diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md index cdef84a23..0e4525cd3 100644 --- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md +++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md @@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ For the full command list, see the COMMANDS section. If `--all` is passed, show dependencies for all formulae. + * `diy [--set-name] [--set-version]`: + Automatically determine the installation prefix for non-Homebrew software. + + Using the output from this command, you can install your own software into + the Cellar and then link it into Homebrew's prefix with `brew link`. + + The options `--set-name` and `--set-version` each take an argument and allow + you to explicitly set the name and version of the package you are installing. + * `doctor`: Check your system for potential problems. Doctor exits with a non-zero status if any problems are found. |