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+# Homebrew Update Notifier
+
+This script uses the growlnotify Growl extra to show a growl notification when there are available updates for your homebrew installed packages. 
+
+## Installation
+
+Copy homebrew-update-notifier.sh to /usr/local/bin or another location in your path. 
+
+## Usage
+
+Add something like the following to your crontab:
+  @daily /usr/local/bin/homebrew-update-notifier.sh
+  
+
+