Feature request: search fallback on "No available formula" error

[mambocab]

I often find myself trying to install a formula, getting the name wrong, then searching for the name I tried. Today's example was:

$ brew install racket
Error: No available formula for racket
Searching taps...
$ brew search racket
plt-racket

A useful feature for me would be optional fallback to brew search on a failed install. If the feature were enabled, that series of commands would look something like

$ brew install racket
Error: No available formula for racket
Searching taps...
Falling back to `brew search racket`. Did you mean:
plt-racket

Would this be useful for anyone else?

[MikeMcQuaid]

Yup, this sounds sensible. Would you be up for attempting an implementation? Thanks!

[mambocab]

I have an implementation that's untested but 🎉 Works On My Machine 🎉.

A couple questions:

• How do you build the man page? I have a starting point for documenting the environment variable, but I don't know how to check my work.
• Could someone point me to an example of a feature like this being tested?

Or, if someone else wants to write tests for and document it, I can submit a PR as is.

[MikeMcQuaid]

How do you build the man page? I have a starting point for documenting the environment variable, but I don't know how to check my work.

brew man.

I think this maybe doesn't need docs or tests though, honestly (although tests would always be nice if you're in the mood).

[mambocab]

I think this maybe doesn't need docs or tests though, honestly (although tests would always be nice if you're in the mood).

I'll submit it as-is, taking your on-by-default comment into account. If I can figure it out later, I'll submit tests as well. I'm no Rubyist, so I may not be the best person for that job.

[DomT4]

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