We don't penalise existing users; if ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew already exists and is writable, we select that. This is the correct choice, the cache should be the same directory whichever user is used and whatever instance of brew is invoked. The Cache directory is set to 0777 this allows any user to write to it and fixes Homebrew/homebrew#10857.
Homebrew
Features, usage and installation instructions are summarized on the homepage.
What Packages Are Available?
- You can browse the Formula directory on GitHub.
- Or type
brew searchfor a list. - Or run
brew serverto browse packages off of a local web server. - Or visit braumeister.org to browse packages online.
More Documentation
brew help or man brew or check our wiki.
Who Are You?
I'm Max Howell and I'm a splendid chap.
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