Brewwery
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Homebrew Commands

The commands you reach for most, grouped by task. Copy any command, or open its documentation. In Brewwery, these run for you — shown clearly, only after you confirm.

What is Homebrew?docs.brew.sh

Install

Add formulae and casks to your system.

brew install git

Install a command-line formula.

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brew install --cask visual-studio-code

Install a macOS application distributed as a cask.

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Update

Refresh metadata and upgrade installed packages.

brew update

Fetch the latest package metadata from Homebrew.

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brew outdated

List installed packages that have newer versions.

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brew upgrade

Upgrade all outdated formulae and casks.

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brew upgrade redis

Upgrade a single package.

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Services

Manage background processes like databases.

brew services list

Show the status of all managed services.

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brew services start redis

Start a service and launch it at login.

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brew services stop redis

Stop a running service.

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brew services restart postgresql@16

Restart a service.

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Cleanup

Reclaim disk space from old versions and caches.

brew cleanup -n

Preview what Homebrew can remove without deleting anything.

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brew cleanup

Remove old versions and stale downloads.

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Diagnostics

Check the health of your Homebrew installation.

brew doctor

Report common problems. It only diagnoses — it changes nothing.

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Brewfile

Describe and reproduce your setup as a file.

brew bundle dump

Write your current setup to a Brewfile.

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brew bundle install

Install everything listed in a Brewfile.

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