brewenv

brewenv allows you easily manage and switch between multiple Homebrew environments. In fact, it is just helps you to download Homebrew to selected directory and hooks your $PATH.

Installation

From git

1. Clone the repository:

$ git clone https://github.com/russtone/brewenv ~/.brewenv

2. Add brewenv to your $PATH:

export PATH="$HOME/.brewenv:$PATH"

3. Set your $BREWENV_HOME (place, where your global environments will be placed):

By default it will be $XDG_DATA_HOME/brewenv or ~/.brewenv (if $XDG_DATA_HOME is not set).

export BREWENV_HOME="$HOME/.brewenv"

4. Add this lines to your .bashrc or .zshrc:

if command -v brewenv >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  eval "$(brewenv init -)"
fi

Usage

Global environments

Global environments are installations of Homebrew created in your $BREWENV_HOME/environments directory.

# Create new global environment
$ brewenv create -g pentest
Downloading homebrew...
Homebrew successfully downloaded to '/Users/russtone/.local/share/brewenv/environments/pentest'

# Switch to created environment
$ brewenv activate -g pentest
$ which brew
/Users/russtone/.local/share/brewenv/environments/pentest/bin/brew

# Install some Homebrew stuff
...

# Switch back to default environment
$ brewenv deactivate
$ which brew
/usr/local/bin/brew

Local envrionments

Local environments are more like per project installations of Homebrew.

# Go to your project directory
$ cd ~/Projects/some-project

# Create local Homebrew environment in current project directory
$ brewenv create benv
Downloading homebrew...
Homebrew successfully downloaded to 'benv'

# Switch to your local Homebrew environment
$ brewenv activate benv
$ which brew
/Users/russtone/Projects/some-project/benv/bin/brew

# Install some Homebrew stuff
...

# Switch back to default environment
$ brewenv deactivate
$ which brew
/usr/local/bin/brew