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| author | Jack Nagel | 2012-03-18 16:00:48 -0500 |
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| committer | Jack Nagel | 2012-03-18 16:04:04 -0500 |
| commit | 3d97bcda63067c6efa68a67657d5d428ab88f92b (patch) | |
| tree | c8a0ce0e9ab3187eff6574df32dcbf517cc9cd1d /Library | |
| parent | f2d164019e6cd2b3c35a335435ff0274307da730 (diff) | |
| download | homebrew-3d97bcda63067c6efa68a67657d5d428ab88f92b.tar.bz2 | |
Clarify `install --force`
Since 5bddaf2e ("Stop supportinb `brew install --force`), the --force
argument is still useful but only to overcome the blacklist
restrictions. Document this.
Signed-off-by: Jack Nagel <jacknagel@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'Library')
| -rw-r--r-- | Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md | 5 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md index a59eaecba..b96f03b76 100644 --- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md +++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md @@ -145,9 +145,8 @@ For the full command list, see the COMMANDS section. <formula> is usually the name of the formula to install, but may also be the URL for an arbitrary formula. - If `--force` is passed, will install <formula> even if it is already - installed. This can be used to re-install a formula without removing - it first. + If `--force` is passed, will install <formula> if it exists, even if it + is blacklisted. If `--debug` is passed and brewing fails, open a shell inside the temporary directory used for compiling. |