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    #!/bin/sh
    # Just copy and paste the lines below (all at once, it won't work line by line!)
    # MAKE SURE YOU ARE HAPPY WITH WHAT IT DOES FIRST! THERE IS NO WARRANTY!

    function abort {
    echo "$1"
    exit 1
    }

    set -e

    /usr/bin/which -s git || abort "brew install git first!"
    test -d /usr/local/.git || abort "brew update first!"

    cd /usr/local
    git checkout master
    git ls-files -z | pbcopy
    rm -rf Cellar
    bin/brew prune
    pbpaste | xargs -0 rm
    rm -r Library/Homebrew Library/Aliases Library/Formula Library/Contributions
    test -d Library/LinkedKegs && rm -r Library/LinkedKegs
    rmdir -p bin Library share/man/man1 2> /dev/null
    rm -rf .git
    rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew
    rm -rf ~/Library/Logs/Homebrew
    rm -rf /Library/Caches/Homebrew