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diff --git a/docs/Manpage.md b/docs/Manpage.md index d94cec30a..fc0bb0465 100644 --- a/docs/Manpage.md +++ b/docs/Manpage.md @@ -1077,20 +1077,26 @@ can take several different forms: * `HOMEBREW_VERBOSE`: If set, Homebrew always assumes `--verbose` when running commands. -## USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY + * `http_proxy`: + Sets the HTTP proxy to be used by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading + through Homebrew. + + * `https_proxy`: + Sets the HTTPS proxy to be used by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading + through Homebrew. -Homebrew uses several commands for downloading files (e.g. `curl`, `git`, `svn`). -Many of these tools can download via a proxy. It's common for these tools -to read proxy parameters from environment variables. + * `ftp_proxy`: + Sets the FTP proxy to be used by `curl`, `git` and `svn` when downloading + through Homebrew. -For the majority of cases setting `http_proxy` is enough. You can set this in -your shell profile, or you can use it before a brew command: +## USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY +Use the `http_proxy`, `https_proxy` and/or `ftp_proxy` documented above. For example for an unauthenticated HTTP proxy: - http_proxy=http://`host`:`port` brew install foo + export http_proxy=http://`host`:`port` -If your proxy requires authentication: +And for an authenticated HTTP proxy: - http_proxy=http://`user`:`password`@`host`:`port` brew install foo + export http_proxy=http://`user`:`password`@`host`:`port` ## SEE ALSO |