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following up on #3094 - rename `THE_CASK_LANGUAGE.md` to `CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md` - expand `CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md` to more fully specify the Cask DSL - add sections: "Casks Are Ruby Classes" and "The Cask Language Is Declarative" - import content from `FAQ.md` to `CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md`, create multiple sections listing all stanzas according to category. - document which stanzas are permitted multiple times - add previously undocumented `before_install` and `before_uninstall` - doc that `Hardware::CPU.is_64_bit?` (and 32-bit) are acceptable in conditionals - doc that `:target` may contain an absolute path (this works more reliably after #3075) - doc that `uninstall` is optional in the DSL, but required by the community - link examples - standardize mixed language on "stanza" over "field" - further shrink `CONTRIBUTING.md` by deleting rarely used stanzas and referencing `CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md`
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"To install, drag this icon..." no more!
Let's see if we can get the elegance, simplicity, and speed of Homebrew for the installation and management of GUI Mac applications such as Google Chrome and Adium.
Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries.
It's implemented as a homebrew "external
command" called
cask.
Let's try it!
$ brew tap phinze/cask
$ brew install brew-cask
$ brew cask install google-chrome
=> Downloading https://dl.google.com/chrome/mac/stable/GGRO/googlechrome.dmg
=> Success! google-chrome installed to /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/google-chrome/stable-channel
=> Linking Google Chrome.app to /Users/phinze/Applications/Google Chrome.app
And there we have it. Google Chrome installed with a few quick commands: no clicking, no dragging, no dropping.
open ~/Applications/"Google Chrome.app"
Learn More
- Find basic documentation on using homebrew-cask in USAGE.md
- Want to contribute a Cask? Awesome! See CONTRIBUTING.md
- Want to hack on our code? Also awesome! See doc/HACKING.md
- More project-related details and discussion are available in FAQ.md and doc/CASK_LANGUAGE_REFERENCE.md
Questions? Wanna chat?
We're really rather friendly! Here are the best places to talk about the project:
- Start an issue on GitHub
- Join us on IRC, we're at
#homebrew-caskon Freenode
Reporting Bugs
We still have bugs -- and we are busy fixing them! If you have a problem, don't be shy about reporting it on our GitHub issues page.
When reporting bugs, remember that homebrew-cask is an independent project from
Homebrew. Do your best to direct bug reports to the appropriate project. If
your command-line started with brew cask, bring the bug to us first!
Before reporting a bug, make sure you have the latest versions of Homebrew, homebrew-cask, and all Taps by running the following command:
$ brew update && brew upgrade brew-cask && brew cleanup
License:
Code is under the BSD 2 Clause (NetBSD) license