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authorMisty De Meo2012-10-20 20:54:11 -0500
committerMisty De Meo2012-10-20 21:00:46 -0500
commitf52ebe5fc74cdcfa343a407978a8a38aefb9d2ca (patch)
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parent606769bebcc976436530b5651cceeaf45a29a34e (diff)
downloadhomebrew-f52ebe5fc74cdcfa343a407978a8a38aefb9d2ca.tar.bz2
brew ln --force is now brew ln --overwrite
* Renames --force to --overwrite, freeing up brew ln --force for #13349 * Changes --dry-run to preview linking by default, rather than overwriting. An overwrite dry-run can be simulated via both --dry-run --overwrite * Adds some basic Keg tests
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diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
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--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
.
-.TH "BREW" "1" "August 2012" "Homebrew" "brew"
+.TH "BREW" "1" "October 2012" "Homebrew" "brew"
.
.SH "NAME"
\fBbrew\fR \- The missing package manager for OS X
@@ -208,14 +208,14 @@ Download and patch \fIformula\fR, then open a shell\. This allows the user to ru
If \fB\-\-git\fR is passed, Homebrew will create a Git repository, useful for creating patches to the software\.
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.TP
-\fBln\fR, \fBlink [\-\-force] [\-\-dry\-run]\fR \fIformula\fR
+\fBln\fR, \fBlink [\-\-overwrite] [\-\-dry\-run]\fR \fIformula\fR
Symlink all of \fIformula\fR\'s installed files into the Homebrew prefix\. This is done automatically when you install formula, but can be useful for DIY installations\.
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.IP
-If \fB\-\-force\fR is passed, Homebrew will delete files which already exist in the prefix while linking\.
+If \fB\-\-overwrite\fR is passed, Homebrew will delete files which already exist in the prefix while linking\.
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.IP
-If \fB\-\-dry\-run\fR or \fB\-n\fR is passed, Homebrew will list all files which would be deleted by \fBbrew link \-\-force\fR, but will not actually link or delete any files\.
+If \fB\-\-dry\-run\fR or \fB\-n\fR is passed, Homebrew will list all files which would be linked or which would be deleted by \fBbrew link \-\-overwrite\fR, but will not actually link or delete any files\.
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.TP
\fBls, list [\-\-unbrewed] [\-\-versions]\fR [\fIformulae\fR]