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diff --git a/docs/brew-tap.md b/docs/brew-tap.md index 6a537428f..de1c883ec 100644 --- a/docs/brew-tap.md +++ b/docs/brew-tap.md @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ but the command isn't limited to any one location. * `brew tap` without arguments lists the currently tapped repositories. For example: -```bash +```sh $ brew tap homebrew/dupes mistydemeo/tigerbrew @@ -55,14 +55,15 @@ edavis/emacs ## Formula duplicate names -If your tap contains a formula that is also present in [`homebrew/core`](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core), that's fine, +If your tap contains a formula that is also present in +[`homebrew/core`](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core), that's fine, but it means that you must install it explicitly by default. If you would like to prioritize a tap over `homebrew/core`, you can use `brew tap-pin username/repo` to pin the tap, and use `brew tap-unpin username/repo` to revert the pin. -Whenever a `brew install foo` command is issued, brew will find which formula +Whenever a `brew install foo` command is issued, `brew` will find which formula to use by searching in the following order: * pinned taps @@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ qualified names to refer to them. For example, you can create a tap for an alternative `vim` formula. Without pinning it, the behaviour will be -```bash +```sh brew install vim # installs from homebrew/core brew install username/repo/vim # installs from your custom repo ``` @@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ brew install username/repo/vim # installs from your custom repo However if you pin the tap with `brew tap-pin username/repo`, you will need to use `homebrew/core` to refer to the core formula. -```bash +```sh brew install vim # installs from your custom repo brew install homebrew/core/vim # installs from homebrew/core ``` |