homebrew.md

   1 ---
   2 title: Homebrew
   3 layout: 2017/sheet
   4 weight: -3
   5 category: CLI
   6 ---
   7
   8 ### Commands
   9
  10 | Command                    | Description                 |
  11 | ---                        | ---                         |
  12 | `brew install git`         | Install a package           |
  13 | `brew upgrade git`         | Upgrade a package           |
  14 | ---                        | ---                         |
  15 | `brew unlink git`          | Unlink                      |
  16 | `brew link git`            | Link                        |
  17 | `brew switch git 2.5.0`    | Change versions             |
  18 | ---                        | ---                         |
  19 | `brew list --versions git` | See what versions you have  |
  20
  21 ### More package commands
  22
  23 | Command                    | Description                 |
  24 | ---                        | ---                         |
  25 | `brew info git`            | List versions, caveats, etc |
  26 | `brew cleanup git`         | Remove old versions         |
  27 | `brew edit git`            | Edit this formula           |
  28 | `brew cat git`             | Print this formula          |
  29 | `brew home git`            | Open homepage               |
  30 | `brew search git`          | Search for formulas         |
  31
  32 ### Global commands
  33
  34 | Command         | Description              |
  35 | ---             | ---                      |
  36 | `brew update`   | Update brew and cask     |
  37 | `brew list`     | List installed           |
  38 | `brew outdated` | What's due for upgrades? |
  39 | `brew doctor`   | Diagnose brew issues     |
  40
  41 ### Brew Cask commands
  42
  43 | Command                       | Description                           |
  44 | ---                           | ---                                   |
  45 | `brew cask install firefox`   | Install the Firefox browser           |
  46 | `brew cask list`              | List installed applications           |
  47
  48 Cask commands are used for interacting with graphical applications.
  49
  50 ## Also see
  51 {: .-one-column}
  52
  53 * [Homebrew homepage](https://brew.sh/) _brew.sh_
  54 * [Homebrew docs](https://docs.brew.sh) _docs.brew.sh_
  55 {: .-also-see}