Homebrew should be added to the path for zsh and bash users.

[WikipediaBrown]

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Provide a detailed description of the proposed feature

So I recently had to erase and reinstall macOS on my machine. After doing so, I followed the installation instructions and found that the installation assumes the user uses zsh. I assume that this is because that is the default shell in macOS now but I personally (and literally 100% of my colleagues) don't use zsh and if I were new to being a developer, this would've screwed me up for a while until I learned a bunch of tangentially related but not directly related technologies.

Because Homebrew is regularly suggested in documentation as a preferred way to install certain software, I think that there is a disservice done to new developers by complicating the use of Homebrew.

What is the motivation for the feature?

I would like to have a smoother experience when installing and a better experience when teaching new developers.

How will the feature be relevant to at least 90% of Homebrew users?

Uhhh, how many people use zsh as a preference as opposed to people that use it because it's the default?

What alternatives to the feature have been considered?

I guess I could use zsh, but that's not what I want to do. Also, I just added the path to my .bash_profile so the problem isn't extant for me, just for people new to programming that use bash.

[carlocab]

The install script checks the shell you are currently using and shows you instructions for that.

I don't think it's a good idea to make the instructions more complicated than they already are, which is what your suggestion will most likely do.

[MikeMcQuaid]

Passing on this. We already do what we can here.