useful brew commands

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print the current version of brew

update brew to the latest version

install a new package

list all the installed packages

uninstall a package

cleanup a package

cleanup all packages

list all outdated packages

upgrade a package

upgrade all packages

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print the current version of brew

brew --version

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update brew to the latest version

brew update

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install a new package

it is recommended to update brew to the latest version before installing a new package.

replace PACKAGE_NAME_HERE with the name of the package to be installed.

brew install PACKAGE_NAME_HERE

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list all the installed packages

brew list

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uninstall a package

replace PACKAGE_NAME_HERE with the name of the package to be uninstalled.

brew uninstall PACKAGE_NAME_HERE

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cleanup a package

replace PACKAGE_NAME_HERE with the name of the package to be cleaned up.

brew cleanup PACKAGE_NAME_HERE

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cleanup all packages

brew cleanup

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list all outdated packages

brew outdated

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upgrade a package

if there is a new version of brew available, you may need to update brew to the latest version before you can upgrade the package.

replace PACKAGE_NAME_HERE with the name of the package to be upgraded.

brew upgrade PACKAGE_NAME_HERE

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upgrade all packages

if there is a new version of brew available, you may need to update brew to the latest version before you can upgrade the packages.

brew upgrade

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Fin.

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