brew/README.md

   1 ---
   2 title: Homebrew
   3 homepage: https://brew.sh
   4 tagline: |
   5   Brew: The Missing Package Manager for macOS (and Linux).
   6 ---
   7
   8 ## Updating `brew`
   9
  10 `brew` has its own built-in upgrade management.
  11
  12 ```bash
  13 brew update
  14 brew upgrade
  15 ```
  16
  17 ## Cheat Sheet
  18
  19 > Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple (or your Linux system) didn’t.
  20
  21 ### How to install CLI packages
  22
  23 ```bash
  24 brew update
  25 brew install node
  26 ```
  27
  28 ### How to install GUI packages
  29
  30 ```bash
  31 brew update
  32 brew cask install docker
  33 ```
  34
  35 ### Where are things installed?
  36
  37 ```bash
  38 /usr/local/Cellar/
  39 /opt/homebrew-cask/Caskroom/
  40 ```
  41
  42 ### `brew` screwed up everything, now what?
  43
  44 Sometimes you're compelled against all reason to do something really stupid,
  45 like `brew upgrade` or `brew update python`, and your whole system gets borked.
  46
  47 For _Mojave_, _Catalina_, _Big Sur_, and above:
  48
  49 ```bash
  50 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall.sh)"
  51 ```
  52
  53 For _High Sierra_ and below:
  54
  55 ```bash
  56 /bin/bash -c ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/uninstall)"
  57 ```