Homebrew
Package manager for macOS
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Installation
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
Then follow the instructions.
In my case, I had to add /opt/homebrew/bin to PATH.
echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/hombrew/bin/brew shellenv)" # Or just open a new tab
Opt-out of Homebrew analytics
brew analytics off
Useful commands
brew search
brew search ${package}
brew install
brew install ${package}
brew install --cask ${package}
cask is an extension to Hombrew formulae, mainly for GUI applications
brew uninstall
brew uninstall ${package}
brew uninstall won’t let you remove a package if it is a dependency of another package. You could force uninstall, but you generally don’t wanna do this.
brew list
brew list
brew list --versions
brew deps
brew deps ${package}
brew deps --installed
brew deps --installed --tree
Shows dependencies.
brew info
brew info ${package}
Shows a summary of information of a formula/cask.
Summary includes dependencies, current stable version, install status, etc.
brew update
brew update
Updates brew itself.
brew upgrade
brew upgrade # Upgrade all
brew upgrade ${package}
Upgrades installed packages that are outdated.
brew doctor
brew doctor
Diagnoses problems or errors regarding, but not limited to, brew.
Possible warnings or errors may include, interruption during brew install, failure to symlink binary, deprecated Xcode, etc.
brew autoremove
brew autoremove
This removes dangling dependencies that were not removed with the parent package.
Installing other versions of Casks
If you want to install an older version of a cask,
brew tap homebrew/cask-versions
Then search for the version you want.
brew search ${package}
Notes
keg-only
By default, brew installed binaries are symlinked to /usr/local/bin, but keg-only formulae are not. This is usually due to the preexistence of an older OS shipped default version, typically in /usr/bin.
Although not symlinked in /usr/local/bin, keg-only or not, every brew formula is kept in /usr/local/Cellar and every formula is symlinked in /usr/local/opt.
Which means you can add /usr/local/opt/<formula>/bin to PATH (just making sure it goes in the front of /usr/bin so that it is found first).
All of the information here can be found during install or brew info Caveats.