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Some external commands are shipped with Homebrew, and enabled by default.
+ * `audit`:
+ Checks all formulae for Homebrew coding style violations. This should be
+ run before submitting a new formula for inclusion.
+
* `fetch` <formula>:
Downloads the tarball or checks out from VCS for the given <formula>. For
tarballs, also prints MD5 and SHA1 checksums.
- * `audit`:
- Checks all formulae for Homebrew coding style violations.
-
* `missing`:
Checks all installed formuale for missing dependencies.
+ * `test` <formula>:
+ A few formulae provide a test method. `brew test <formula>` runs this
+ test method. There is no standard output or return code, but it should
+ generally indicate to the user if something is wrong with the installed
+ formula.
+
+ Example: `brew install jruby && brew test jruby`
+
## ENVIRONMENT
* HOMEBREW\_DEBUG: