
Previously, the default temporary directory was /tmp on Linux and /private/tmp on macOS. On many Linux distros, including at least Fedora, /tmp is stored in RAM. This diverges from the behavior on macOS and has led to bugs, most notably the inability to install large bottles on memory-limited machines.
Library
This directory contains all the code run by the official brew
command in Homebrew
and all formulae (package descriptions) in taps (repositories containing formulae) in Taps
subdirectories.