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Brew.sh outputs an error due to ambiguous formulae name

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Description

Line 54:
brew install woff2

Error: Formulae found in multiple taps:
* bramstein/webfonttools/woff2
* homebrew/boneyard/woff2

Please use the fully-qualified name e.g. bramstein/webfonttools/woff2 to refer the formula.

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Open Brew.sh at line 54 and inspect the woff2 installation command. Check the Homebrew error and formula names shown in the issue, then verify that the script installs the intended formula without the ambiguous-tap error.

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Tech stack
macos, shell
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
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1/5
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