Brew Notes MacOs
For more Formulae(packages) here
Brew Terminology
- Formula: A package definition written in Ruby
- Keg: Installation prefix of a formula (e.g., /usr/local/Cellar/pipenv)
- Keg-only dependency: Dependency that isn't symlinked to places like /usr/local
- Cask: An extension of Homebrew to install MacOS native apps (e.g., Atom and Google Chrome)
- Cellar: Where kegs are installed (/usr/local/Cellar)
- Bottle: A pre-built keg (rather than one built from source)
- Tap: A git repository. To tap a repository is to make a shallow clone of it.
- Brew bundle: An extension of Homebrew to describe dependencies
Essential commands
brew install
brew uninstall
brew list # Lists all installed packages
brew search # Lists all locally available packages
brew search
brew search /
Useful commands
brew commands # Lists all built-in and external commands known to homebrew. Returns with subheadings for: "Built-in commands", "Built-in developer commands", "External commands", "Cask commands", and "external cask commands".
brew cleanup # Removes old lock files and outdated downloads for formulae and casks, removing old versions
brew doctor # Checks system for potential problems
brew log # Shows git log for the Homebrew repository
brew log
brew update # Fetches newest version of Homebrew and all formula from Github and performs necessary migrations
brew upgrade # Upgrade outdated casks and formula using the same options they were installed with
| brew upgrade <formula name | cask name> # Upgrade formula | cask |
Managing Background Services
Brew services manage background services using the macOS launchctl daemon manager
brew services run
brew services run –all # Run all services without registering to launch them at login/boot
brew services start
brew services start –all # Immediately start all services and register them to launch at login/boot
brew services stop
brew services stop –all # Immediately stop all services and register unregister them from launching at login/boot
brew services restart
brew services restart –all # Stop (if necessary) all services and start them immediately, registering to launch them at login/boot
brew services cleanup # Remove all unused services
brew services # Lists all managed services and whether they are stopped or started
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cask_args appdir: "/Applications"
Tap Homebrew
tap "homebrew/bundle" tap "homebrew/cask" tap "homebrew/cask-fonts" tap "homebrew/cask-versions" tap "homebrew/core" tap "homebrew/services"
cask "java" cask "visual-studio-code" cask "firefox" cask "vlc" cask "wireshark" cask "gimp" cask "inkscape" cask "jitsi-meet" cask "handbrake" cask "vagrant" cask "spotify"
System
brew "mas" brew "curl" brew "wget" brew "git" brew "vim" brew "openssl" brew "coreutils" brew "moreutils" brew "findutils" brew "binutils" brew "rename" brew "gnu-sed" brew "gnu-tar" brew "gawk" brew "gnutls" brew "gnu-indent" brew "gnu-getopt" brew "tree" brew "htop" brew "pidof" brew "pstree" brew "grep" brew "openssh" brew "rsync" brew "ssh-copy-id" brew "screen" brew "gmp" brew "nmap" brew "socat" brew "rlwrap" brew "dnstracer"
multimedia
brew "imagemagick" brew "gifsicle" brew "gifify" brew "ffmpeg"
Archive & Git
brew "xz" brew "p7zip" brew "git" brew "git-lfs" brew "tig" brew "hub"
JSON
brew "jq" brew "jo"
Dev
brew "ruby" brew "yarn" brew "rbenv" brew "python" brew "go" brew "cmake" brew "openjdk" brew "kind"
GitLab Pages
brew "hugo"