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+If Homebrew was updated on Aug 10-11th 2016 and `brew update` always says `Already up-to-date.` you need to run: `cd $(brew --repo); git fetch; git reset --hard origin/master; brew update`.
+
# Please follow the general troubleshooting steps first:
- [ ] Ran `brew update` and retried your prior step?
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# Homebrew
Features, usage and installation instructions are [summarised on the homepage](http://brew.sh).
+## Update Bug
+If Homebrew was updated on Aug 10-11th 2016 and `brew update` always says `Already up-to-date.` you need to run:
+```bash
+cd $(brew --repo); git fetch; git reset --hard origin/master; brew update
+```
+
## What Packages Are Available?
1. Type `brew search` for a list.
2. Or visit [braumeister.org](http://braumeister.org) to browse packages online.