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brew — Homebrew - a package manager for macOS and Linux. Some subcommands such as `install` have their own

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Problem

How to use the brew command: Homebrew - a package manager for macOS and Linux. Some subcommands such as install have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://docs.brew.sh/Manpage>.

Solution

brew — Homebrew - a package manager for macOS and Linux. Some subcommands such as install have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://docs.brew.sh/Manpage>.

Install the latest stable version of a formula or cask:

brew install {{formula|cask}}

List all installed formulae and casks:

brew list

Upgrade an installed formula or cask (if none is given, all installed formulae/casks are upgraded):

brew upgrade {{formula|cask}}

Fetch the newest version of Homebrew and of all formulae and casks from the Homebrew source repository:

brew update

Show formulae and casks that have a more recent version available:

brew outdated

Search for available formulae (i.e. packages) and casks (i.e. native macOS .app packages):

brew search {{text}}

Display information about a formula or a cask (version, installation path, dependencies, etc.):

brew info {{formula|cask}}

Check the local Homebrew installation for potential problems:

brew doctor

Code Snippets

Install the latest stable version of a formula or cask

brew install {{formula|cask}}

List all installed formulae and casks

brew list

Upgrade an installed formula or cask (if none is given, all installed formulae/casks are upgraded)

brew upgrade {{formula|cask}}

Fetch the newest version of Homebrew and of all formulae and casks from the Homebrew source repository

brew update

Show formulae and casks that have a more recent version available

brew outdated

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tldr-pages: common/brew

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