Homebrew

Installing and updating packages on macOS, services, casks, Brewfile and cleanup.

Packages

Install a package

brew install <package>

Install a GUI app

brew install --cask <app>

brew search <query>

Package info

brew info <package>

Installed packages you installed explicitly

brew leaves

Uninstall

brew uninstall <package>

Update Homebrew and see what's outdated

brew update && brew outdated

Upgrade everything

brew upgrade

Pin a package to its current versionadvanced

brew pin <package>

Remove old versions and cache

brew cleanup

Diagnose problems

brew doctor

Start a service and run it at login

brew services start <brew_service>

List services

brew services list

Restart a service

brew services restart <brew_service>

Save everything installed to a Brewfileadvanced

brew bundle dump --file=~/Brewfile

Install everything from a Brewfileadvanced

brew bundle --file=~/Brewfile