Document HOMEBREW_BROWSER and BROWSER

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## ENVIRONMENT
* BROWSER:
If set, and `HOMEBREW_BROWSER` is not, use `BROWSER` as the web browser
when opening project homepages.
* EDITOR:
If set, and `HOMEBREW_EDITOR` is not, use `EDITOR` as the text editor.
* GIT:
When using Git, Homebrew will use `GIT` if set,
a Homebrew-built Git if installed, or the system-provided binary.
Set this to force Homebrew to use a particular git binary.
* EDITOR:
If set, and `HOMEBREW_EDITOR` is not, use `EDITOR` as the text editor.
* HOMEBREW_BROWSER:
If set, uses this setting as the browser when opening project homepages,
instead of the OS default browser.
* HOMEBREW\_BUILD\_FROM\_SOURCE:
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile from source even when a formula
provides a bottle.
* HOMEBREW\_CACHE:
If set, instructs Homebrew to use the give directory as the download 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
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If set, Homebrew will pass `--verbose` when invoking `curl`(1).
* HOMEBREW\_DEBUG:
If set, instructs Homebrew to always assume `--debug` when running
commands.
If set, Homebrew always assumes `--debug` when running commands.
* HOMEBREW\_DEBUG\_INSTALL:
When `brew install -d` or `brew install -i` drops into a shell,
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configurations.
* HOMEBREW\_USE\_CLANG:
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile using clang.
If set, forces Homebrew to compile using clang.
* HOMEBREW\_USE\_GCC:
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile using gcc.
If set, forces Homebrew to compile using gcc.
* HOMEBREW\_USE\_LLVM:
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile using LLVM.
*NOTE*: Not all formulae build correctly with LLVM.
If set, forces Homebrew to compile using LLVM.
* HOMEBREW\_VERBOSE:
If set, instructs Homebrew to always assume `--verbose` when running
commands.
If set, Homebrew always assumes `--verbose` when running commands.
## USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY

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.\" generated with Ronn/v0.7.3
.\" http://github.com/rtomayko/ronn/tree/0.7.3
.
.TH "BREW" "1" "December 2012" "Homebrew" "brew"
.TH "BREW" "1" "January 2013" "Homebrew" "brew"
.
.SH "NAME"
\fBbrew\fR \- The missing package manager for OS X
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.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.
.TP
BROWSER
If set, and \fBHOMEBREW_BROWSER\fR is not, use \fBBROWSER\fR as the web browser when opening project homepages\.
.
.TP
EDITOR
If set, and \fBHOMEBREW_EDITOR\fR is not, use \fBEDITOR\fR as the text editor\.
.
.TP
GIT
When using Git, Homebrew will use \fBGIT\fR if set, a Homebrew\-built Git if installed, or the system\-provided binary\.
.
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Set this to force Homebrew to use a particular git binary\.
.
.TP
EDITOR
If set, and \fBHOMEBREW_EDITOR\fR is not, use \fBEDITOR\fR as the text editor\.
HOMEBREW_BROWSER
If set, uses this setting as the browser when opening project homepages, instead of the OS default browser\.
.
.TP
HOMEBREW_BUILD_FROM_SOURCE
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.
.TP
HOMEBREW_CACHE
If set, instructs Homebrew to use the give directory as the download cache\. Otherwise, \fB~/Library/Caches/Homebrew\fR is used\.
If set, instructs Homebrew to use the given directory as the download cache\. Otherwise, \fB~/Library/Caches/Homebrew\fR is used\.
.
.IP
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\.
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.
.TP
HOMEBREW_DEBUG
If set, instructs Homebrew to always assume \fB\-\-debug\fR when running commands\.
If set, Homebrew always assumes \fB\-\-debug\fR when running commands\.
.
.TP
HOMEBREW_DEBUG_INSTALL
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.
.TP
HOMEBREW_USE_CLANG
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile using clang\.
If set, forces Homebrew to compile using clang\.
.
.TP
HOMEBREW_USE_GCC
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile using gcc\.
If set, forces Homebrew to compile using gcc\.
.
.TP
HOMEBREW_USE_LLVM
If set, instructs Homebrew to compile using LLVM\.
.
.IP
\fINOTE\fR: Not all formulae build correctly with LLVM\.
If set, forces Homebrew to compile using LLVM\.
.
.TP
HOMEBREW_VERBOSE
If set, instructs Homebrew to always assume \fB\-\-verbose\fR when running commands\.
If set, Homebrew always assumes \fB\-\-verbose\fR when running commands\.
.
.SH "USING HOMEBREW BEHIND A PROXY"
Homebrew uses several commands for downloading files (e\.g\. curl, git, svn)\. Many of these tools can download via a proxy\. It\'s common for these tools to read proxy parameters from environment variables\.