1 files changed, 11 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/man.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/man.rb
index 871fbf46c..d7f47d199 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/man.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/man.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-#:  * `man`:
+#:  * `man` [`--fail-if-changed`]:
 #:    Generate Homebrew's manpages.
+#:
+#:    If `--fail-if-changed` is passed, the command will return a failing
+#:    status code if changes are detected in the manpage outputs.
+#:    This can be used for CI to be notified when the manpages are out of date.
 
 require "formula"
 require "erb"
@@ -18,6 +22,12 @@ module Homebrew
     else
       regenerate_man_pages
     end
+
+    if system "git", "-C", HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY, "diff", "--quiet", "docs/brew.1.html", "manpages"
+      puts "No changes to manpage output detected."
+    elsif ARGV.include?("--fail-if-changed")
+      Homebrew.failed = true
+    end
   end
 
   private