1 files changed, 23 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/bin/brew b/bin/brew
index 3e2dbf9a7..7531d59ed 100755
--- a/bin/brew
+++ b/bin/brew
@@ -188,15 +188,30 @@ begin
       ARGV.kegs.each {|keg| puts "#{keg.unlink} links removed for #{keg}"}
 
     when 'rm', 'uninstall', 'remove'
-      begin
-        ARGV.kegs.each do |keg|
-          puts "Uninstalling #{keg}..."
-          keg.unlink
-          keg.uninstall
+      if ARGV.flag? "--force"
+        require 'formula'
+        ARGV.formulae.each do |f|
+          formula_cellar = f.prefix.parent
+          next unless File.exist? formula_cellar
+          puts "Uninstalling #{f.name}..."
+          formula_cellar.children do |k|
+            keg = Keg.new(k)
+            keg.unlink
+          end
+
+          formula_cellar.rmtree
+        end
+      else
+        begin
+          ARGV.kegs.each do |keg|
+            puts "Uninstalling #{keg}..."
+            keg.unlink
+            keg.uninstall
+          end
+        rescue MultipleVersionsInstalledError => e
+          onoe e
+          puts "Use `brew remove --force #{e.name}` to remove all versions."
         end
-      rescue MultipleVersionsInstalledError => e
-        onoe e
-        puts "Use `brew remove --force #{e.name}` to remove all versions."
       end
 
     when 'prune'