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We're going to be ready in 4.6.0 for users to try this out (but not yet for it to be the default).

We're going to be ready in 4.6.0 for users to try this out (but not
yet for it to be the default).
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Pull Request Overview

This PR documents the HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY environment variable which allows users to configure parallel downloads in Homebrew. The feature is being prepared for public use in version 4.6.0.

  • Adds documentation for the new environment variable to both manpage and Markdown documentation
  • Removes TODO comment indicating the variable was previously undocumented
  • Adds configuration entry with description and default value

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File Description
manpages/brew.1 Adds manpage entry for HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY environment variable
docs/Manpage.md Adds Markdown documentation for HOMEBREW_DOWNLOAD_CONCURRENCY environment variable
Library/Homebrew/env_config.rb Adds configuration entry for the environment variable and removes TODO comment

@MikeMcQuaid MikeMcQuaid enabled auto-merge July 31, 2025 11:24
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@MikeMcQuaid MikeMcQuaid added this pull request to the merge queue Jul 31, 2025
Merged via the queue into main with commit 0df52b9 Jul 31, 2025
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@MikeMcQuaid MikeMcQuaid deleted the document_homebrew_download_concurrency branch July 31, 2025 12:20
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