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authorAdam Vandenberg2011-06-07 13:37:59 -0700
committerAdam Vandenberg2011-06-07 13:38:38 -0700
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Document HOMEBREW_CACHE
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@@ -274,6 +274,13 @@ Some sample commands ship with Homebrew and are enabled by default.
## ENVIRONMENT
+ * HOMEBREW\_CACHE:
+ If set, instructs Homebrew to use the give folder as the download cache.
+ Otherwise, `~/Library/Caches/Homebrew` is used.
+
+ This can be used to keep downloads out of your home folder, if you have
+ it mounted on an SSD for instance.
+
* HOMEBREW\_DEBUG:
If set, instructs Homebrew to always assume `--debug` when running
commands.