delta

Delta is a command-line diff tool implemented in Go.

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Delta is a command-line diff tool implemented in Go.

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stepanhruda·Feb 15, 2016

You're definitely right, just wanted to provide an alternative I found useful. 95% of the time I copy & paste brew commands for custom taps from the repo, I wouldn't remember the 3-part path anyway. This is probably asking for a PR to hombrew, the ideal command would be brew install delta https://github.com/octavore/delta.git

In How to Distribute Binaries for OS X Using Homebrew

guptaneil·Feb 15, 2016

I find the method described in the post to be cleaner UX. Sure, it requires a little extra work on your part to setup, but running a single `brew install octavore/tools/delta` is much nicer and easier to remember than brew tap octavore/delta https://github.com/octavore/delta.git brew install delta

In How to Distribute Binaries for OS X Using Homebrew

stepanhruda·Feb 15, 2016

You don't even need to maintain a separate custom tap repo. Keep the formula in the same repo in a Formula directory, and include the repo URL when tapping (gets rid of the homebrew- restriction) The brew command for users would be: brew tap octavore/delta https://github.com/octavore/delta.git brew install delta --- Example above of course doesn't currently work because the formula is not there (I successfully use it in my repo: https://github.com/stepanhruda/ios-simulator-app-installer)

In How to Distribute Binaries for OS X Using Homebrew