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diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
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@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ Note that these flags should only appear after a command.
spaces.
* `--cache`:
- Display Homebrew's download cache. *Default:* `~/Library/Caches/Homebrew`
+ Display Homebrew's download cache. See also `HOMEBREW_CACHE`.
* `--cache` <formula>:
Display the file or directory used to cache <formula>.
@@ -426,10 +426,9 @@ can take several different forms:
* HOMEBREW\_CACHE:
If set, instructs Homebrew to use the given directory as the download cache.
- Otherwise, `~/Library/Caches/Homebrew` is used.
- This can be used to keep downloads out of your home directory, if you have
- it mounted on an SSD or are using FileVault for instance.
+ *Default:* `~/Library/Caches/Homebrew` if it exists; otherwise,
+ `/Library/Caches/Homebrew`.
* HOMEBREW\_CURL\_VERBOSE:
If set, Homebrew will pass `--verbose` when invoking `curl`(1).