diff --git a/Library/Contributions/cmd/brew-linkapps.rb b/Library/Contributions/cmd/brew-linkapps.rb
index 41f1459a2a..571aedc731 100755
--- a/Library/Contributions/cmd/brew-linkapps.rb
+++ b/Library/Contributions/cmd/brew-linkapps.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-# Links any Applications (.app) found in installed prefixes to ~/Applications
+# Links any Applications (.app) found in installed prefixes to /Applications
 require 'keg'
 
-TARGET_DIR = ARGV.include?("--system") ? "/Applications" : File.expand_path("~/Applications")
+TARGET_DIR = ARGV.include?("--local") ? File.expand_path("~/Applications") : "/Applications"
 
 unless File.exist? TARGET_DIR
   opoo "#{TARGET_DIR} does not exist, stopping."
diff --git a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
index e2b94821e4..2fff4801eb 100644
--- a/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
+++ b/Library/Contributions/manpages/brew.1.md
@@ -220,6 +220,14 @@ Note that these flags should only appear after a command.
 
     If `--force` is passed, Homebrew will allow keg-only formulae to be linked.
 
+  * `linkapps [--local]`:
+    Find all installed formulae that have compiled `.app`-style "application"
+    packages for OS X, and symlink those apps into `/Applications`, allowing
+    for easier access.
+    
+    If provided, `--local` will move them into the user's `~/Applications`
+    folder instead of the system folder. It may need to be created, first.
+
   * `ls, list [--unbrewed] [--versions] [--pinned]` [<formulae>]:
     Without any arguments, list all installed formulae.
 
diff --git a/share/man/man1/brew.1 b/share/man/man1/brew.1
index 1f81c74c70..60c3594274 100644
--- a/share/man/man1/brew.1
+++ b/share/man/man1/brew.1
@@ -240,6 +240,13 @@ If \fB\-\-dry\-run\fR or \fB\-n\fR is passed, Homebrew will list all files which
 If \fB\-\-force\fR is passed, Homebrew will allow keg\-only formulae to be linked\.
 .
 .TP
+\fBlinkapps [\-\-local]\fR
+Find all installed formulae that have compiled \fB\.app\fR\-style "application" packages for OS X, and symlink those apps into \fB/Applications\fR, allowing for easier access\.
+.
+.IP
+If provided, \fB\-\-local\fR will move them into the user\'s \fB~/Applications\fR folder instead of the system folder\. It may need to be created, first\.
+.
+.TP
 \fBls, list [\-\-unbrewed] [\-\-versions] [\-\-pinned]\fR [\fIformulae\fR]
 Without any arguments, list all installed formulae\.
 .