Homebrew Documentation

Documentation

Users

• brew man-page (command documentation)
• Homebrew Blog (news on major updates)
• Troubleshooting
• Installation
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Common Issues
• brew Shell Completion

• Homebrew on Linux

• Tips and Tricks
• Bottles (binary packages)
• Taps (third-party repositories)
• Interesting Taps and Forks

• Anonymous Aggregate User Behaviour Analytics

• Querying brew
• C++ Standard Libraries
• MD5 and SHA-1 Deprecation
• Custom GCC and Cross Compilers
• External Commands
• Ruby Gems, Python Eggs and Perl Modules
• Python
• How To Build Software Outside Homebrew With Homebrew keg_only dependencies

• Xcode

• Creating a Homebrew Issue
• Updating Software in Homebrew

• Adding Software to Homebrew

• Kickstarter Supporters

Contributors

• How To Open A Pull Request (and get it merged)
• Formula Cookbook
• Acceptable Formulae
• License Guidelines
• Formulae Versions
• Node for Formula Authors
• Python for Formula Authors
• Migrating A Formula To A Tap
• Rename A Formula
• Building Against Non-Homebrew Dependencies
• How To Create (And Maintain) A Tap
• Brew Test Bot
• Diagram Guidelines
• Prose Style Guidelines
• Type Checking with Sorbet

Maintainers

• New Maintainer Checklist
• Maintainers: Avoiding Burnout
• Maintainer Guidelines
• Homebrew/linuxbrew-core Maintainer Guide
• Brew Test Bot For Maintainers
• Common Issues for Maintainers
• Releases
• Developer/Internal API Documentation
• Homebrew/homebrew-core merge checklist

Governance

• Homebrew Governance