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Usage: brew install [options] formula|cask [...]
Install a formula or cask. Additional options specific to a formula may be
appended to the command.
Unless HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK is set, brew upgrade or brew
reinstall will be run for outdated dependents and dependents with broken
linkage, respectively.
Unless HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP is set, brew cleanup will then be run for
the installed formulae or, every 30 days, for all formulae.
Unless HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_UPGRADE is set, brew install formula will
upgrade formula if it is already installed but outdated.
-d, --debug If brewing fails, open an interactive
debugging session with access to IRB or a
shell inside the temporary build directory.
-f, --force Install formulae without checking for
previously installed keg-only or non-migrated
versions. When installing casks, overwrite
existing files (binaries and symlinks are
excluded, unless originally from the same
cask).
-v, --verbose Print the verification and postinstall steps.
--formula, --formulae Treat all named arguments as formulae.
--ignore-dependencies An unsupported Homebrew development flag to
skip installing any dependencies of any kind.
If the dependencies are not already present,
the formula will have issues. If you're not
developing Homebrew, consider adjusting your
PATH rather than using this flag.
--only-dependencies Install the dependencies with specified
options but do not install the formula
itself.
--cc Attempt to compile using the specified
compiler, which should be the name of the
compiler's executable, e.g. gcc-7 for GCC
7. In order to use LLVM's clang, specify
llvm_clang. To use the Apple-provided
clang, specify clang. This option will only
accept compilers that are provided by
Homebrew or bundled with macOS. Please do not
file issues if you encounter errors while
using this option.
-s, --build-from-source Compile formula from source even if a
bottle is provided. Dependencies will still
be installed from bottles if they are
available.
--force-bottle Install from a bottle if it exists for the
current or newest version of macOS, even if
it would not normally be used for
installation.
--include-test Install testing dependencies required to run
brew test formula.
--HEAD If formula defines it, install the HEAD
version, aka. main, trunk, unstable, master.
--fetch-HEAD Fetch the upstream repository to detect if
the HEAD installation of the formula is
outdated. Otherwise, the repository's HEAD
will only be checked for updates when a new
stable or development version has been
released.
--keep-tmp Retain the temporary files created during
installation.
--debug-symbols Generate debug symbols on build. Source will
be retained in a cache directory.
--build-bottle Prepare the formula for eventual bottling
during installation, skipping any
post-install steps.
--bottle-arch Optimise bottles for the specified
architecture rather than the oldest
architecture supported by the version of
macOS the bottles are built on.
--display-times Print install times for each package at the
end of the run.
-i, --interactive Download and patch formula, then open a
shell. This allows the user to run
./configure --help and otherwise determine
how to turn the software package into a
Homebrew package.
-g, --git Create a Git repository, useful for creating
patches to the software.
--overwrite Delete files that already exist in the prefix
while linking.
--cask, --casks Treat all named arguments as casks.
--[no-]binaries Disable/enable linking of helper executables
(default: enabled).
--require-sha Require all casks to have a checksum.
--[no-]quarantine Disable/enable quarantining of downloads
(default: enabled).
--skip-cask-deps Skip installing cask dependencies.
--zap For use with brew reinstall --cask. Remove
all files associated with a cask. May remove
files which are shared between applications.
--appdir Target location for Applications (default:
/Applications).
--colorpickerdir Target location for Color Pickers (default:
~/Library/ColorPickers).
--prefpanedir Target location for Preference Panes
(default: ~/Library/PreferencePanes).
--qlplugindir Target location for QuickLook Plugins
(default: ~/Library/QuickLook).
--mdimporterdir Target location for Spotlight Plugins
(default: ~/Library/Spotlight).
--dictionarydir Target location for Dictionaries (default:
~/Library/Dictionaries).
--fontdir Target location for Fonts (default:
~/Library/Fonts).
--servicedir Target location for Services (default:
~/Library/Services).
--input-methoddir Target location for Input Methods (default:
~/Library/Input Methods).
--internet-plugindir Target location for Internet Plugins
(default: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins).
--audio-unit-plugindir Target location for Audio Unit Plugins
(default:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components).
--vst-plugindir Target location for VST Plugins (default:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST).
--vst3-plugindir Target location for VST3 Plugins (default:
~/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3).
--screen-saverdir Target location for Screen Savers (default:
~/Library/Screen Savers).
--language Comma-separated list of language codes to
prefer for cask installation. The first
matching language is used, otherwise it
reverts to the cask's default language. The
default value is the language of your system.
-q, --quiet Make some output more quiet.
-h, --help Show this message.
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