From 3f64bcb2fbffc663be53b1739c1e6009be9db055 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: XuehaiPan Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2021 21:01:15 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs/Installation: add section for Git remote mirroring --- docs/Installation.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/Installation.md b/docs/Installation.md index 326bbfe0f8..7e9a937b7f 100644 --- a/docs/Installation.md +++ b/docs/Installation.md @@ -18,6 +18,18 @@ it does it too. You have to confirm everything it will do before it starts. [Xcode](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/id497799835) [3](#3) * A Bourne-compatible shell for installation (e.g. `bash` or `zsh`) [4](#4) +## Git Remote Mirroring + +You can set `HOMEBREW_BREW_GIT_REMOTE` and/or `HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE` in your shell environment to use geolocalized Git mirrors to speed up Homebrew's installation with this script and, after installation, `brew update`. + +```bash +export HOMEBREW_BREW_GIT_REMOTE="..." # put your Git mirror of Homebrew/brew here +export HOMEBREW_CORE_GIT_REMOTE="..." # put your Git mirror of Homebrew/homebrew-core here +/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install.sh)" +``` + +The default Git remote will be used if the corresponding environment variable is unset. + ## Alternative Installs ### Linux or Windows 10 Subsystem for Linux