1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index e59a3d2f8..cebc147de 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -124,9 +124,18 @@ begin
         exec 'mate', *Dir["#{HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/Library/*"]<<
                           "#{HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/bin/brew"<<
                           "#{HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/README.md"
-      else
-        exec_editor *ARGV.formulae.collect {|f| f.path}
+    else
+      # we don't use ARGV.formulae as that will throw if the file doesn't parse
+      paths = ARGV.named.collect do |name|
+        unless File.exist? path = "#{HOMEBREW_REPOSITORY}/Library/Formula/#{name}.rb"
+          require 'formula'
+          raise FormulaUnavailableError, name
+        else
+          path
+        end
       end
+      exec_editor *paths
+    end
 
     when 'up', 'update'
       require 'update'