Homebrew
Homebrew (2009) is a non Apple official free and open-source software package management system that allows the installation of software on Apple's macOS operating system using the command line terminal.
Basic Usage
To install software there are at least 3 commands: brew install, brew cask and brew tap:
brew update- Install wget software:
brew install wget
- Uninstall wget software
brew uninstall wget
- Install Vagrant GUI software[1], such as Atom or Google Chrome:
brew cask install vagrant
- View info of package:
brew info wget - Create your own package:
brew create https://foo.com/bar-1.0.tgz - Get a list of installed packages (formulae in Homebrew terminology):
Other commands:
Advanced Usage
- Get a list of files installed with package_name:
brew list package_name - Search available packages by name:
brew search PACKAGE_NAME_TO_SEARCH - To autoupdate your software, you can use https://github.com/DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate
Maintenance
Get latest version of brew and package information.
brew updateorbrew update -v
Get a list of not up to date packages:
brew outdated
Upgrade every installed package, see also https://github.com/DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate to autoupdate your software.
brew upgrade:brew update && brew upgrade
To autoupdate your brew software, you can use
- homebrew-autoupdate https://github.com/DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate
- Disk usage:
/Users/*/brew/
Related
See also
brew:update | upgrade | autoupdate|install|uninstall|services|list,cask|cleanup|doctor|test|link|unlink | changelog|tap|info|search|install --cask|analytics off|--prefix | --version|brew --help ]
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