From 96e18d71fa326ccd4d2623b41222b9a8a764d459 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sean Molenaar Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 09:12:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clear up tap naming Explain the recommendation to use the homebrew- prefix. As pointed out in: https://discourse.brew.sh/t/couldnt-tap-github-repo-without-homebrew-prefix/3178/2 --- docs/How-to-Create-and-Maintain-a-Tap.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/How-to-Create-and-Maintain-a-Tap.md b/docs/How-to-Create-and-Maintain-a-Tap.md index c4d5dbade8..b668f4db11 100644 --- a/docs/How-to-Create-and-Maintain-a-Tap.md +++ b/docs/How-to-Create-and-Maintain-a-Tap.md @@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ A tap is usually a Git repository available online, but you can use anything as long as it’s a protocol that Git understands, or even just a directory with files in it. If hosted on GitHub, we recommend that the repository’s name start with -`homebrew-`. +`homebrew-` so the short `brew tap` command can be used. +See the [manpage](Manpage.md) for more information on repository naming. Tap formulae follow the same format as the core’s ones, and can be added at the repository’s root, or under `Formula` or `HomebrewFormula` subdirectories. We