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  40 | `brew outdated` | What's due for upgrades?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