Homebrew

What is Homebrew?

Homebrew is a popular open-source package manager for macOS and Linux. It simplifies the installation and management of software by allowing users to install applications and tools from the command line.

Install

> /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Basic Usage

Search a package

> brew search <query>

Install a package

> brew install <package-name>

Install a package with a specific version:

> brew install php@8.2

Update Homebrew itself

> brew update

Check outdated packages

> brew outdated

Upgrade installed packages

> brew upgrade

Services

List all services

> brew services list

Start a service

> brew services start <service-name>

Stop a service

> brew services stop php

Restart a service

> brew services restart <service-name>