Homebrew OS X indispensable Suite Manager

• Is there a missing kit? Don't worry, homebrew is always there.

  $ brew install wget

• Homebrew installs the package in a separate directory and soft links the file/usr/local.

  $ cd /usr/local$ find CellarCellar/wget/1.15Cellar/wget/1.15/bin/wgetCellar/wget/1.15/share/man/man1/wget.1$ ls -l binbin/wget -> ../Cellar/wget/1.15/bin/wget

• All files of homebrew will be installed in the pre-defined directory, so you do not need to worry about the installation location of homebrew.

• Easily create your homebrew program.

  $ brew create http://foo.com/bar-1.0.tgzCreated /usr/local/Library/Formula/bar.rb

• With git and Ruby as its bones and muscles, you can freely modify it with your knowledge, and you can simply recall your adjustments or merge upstream updates.

  $ brew edit wget # opens in $EDITOR!

• Homebrew programs are all simple Ruby scripts:

  require "formula"class Wget < Formula  homepage "http://www.gnu.org/software/wget/"  url "http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.15.tar.gz"  sha1 "f3c925f19dfe5ed386daae4f339175c108c50574"  def install    system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"    system "make", "install"  endend

• Homebrew makes OS X more perfect. UsegemTo install and use gemsbrewTo handle those dependent packages.

• Get homebrew

  ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"

  Open the terminal window and paste the above script.

  The script will explain its role and then execute the installation with your confirmation. For more information about advanced installation options, see here (10.5 required ).