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authorMax Howell2010-03-14 19:11:14 +0000
committerMax Howell2010-03-14 19:11:30 +0000
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Don't provide destructive instructions
If /usr/local doesn't exist you've just sudo chowned $PWD
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@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ Run <http://gist.github.com/323731> and afterwards, [install Xcode][xcode].
Umm… I thought I could install it anywhere?
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-Indeed, you can. Please read our [complete installation instructions][install].
+Indeed, you can. Refer to our [complete installation instructions][install].
-Dude! Just give me a three-liner!
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+Dude! Just give me a two-liner!
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Alright then… as long as you know what you are doing:
- cd /usr/local
- sudo chown -R $USER .
- curl -Lsf http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tarball/master | tar xz --strip 1
+ sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local
+ curl -Lsf http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tarball/master | tar xvz -C/usr/local --strip 1
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