MacOS/Homebrew
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(Redirected from MacOS/homebrew)Homebrew 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
editTo install software there are at least 3 commands: brew install
, brew cask
and brew tap
:
- 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):
brew list
[2]brew list --versions
(to include package versions)brew list PACKAGE_NAME
List of file includes in PACKAGE_NAMEbrew cask list
brew bundle
brew leaves
Other commands: brew link
Advanced Usage
edit- 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
editGet latest version of brew and package information.
brew update
orbrew 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brew outdated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
To autoupdate your brew software, you can use
- homebrew-autoupdate https://github.com/DomT4/homebrew-autoupdate
See also
edit- wikipedia:Homebrew (package management software)
- Homebrew homepage: https://brew.sh/
- MacOS/pkgutil