Homebrew

Features and usage are summarized on the homepage.

Quick Install to /usr/local

The script will prompt for confirmation before it does anything:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsS http://gist.github.com/raw/436471/install_homebrew.rb)"

Afterwards, install Xcode.

Umm… I thought I could install it anywhere?

Indeed, you can. Refer to our complete installation instructions.

Dude! Just give me a two-liner!

Alright then… as long as you know what you are doing:

sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local
curl -Lsf http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/tarball/master | tar xvz -C/usr/local --strip 1

More Documentation

The wiki is your friend.

Who Are You?

I'm Max Howell and I'm a splendid chap.