# How To - Homebrew


![homebrew-256x256.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1609192465449/cAuCKSxfr.png)

# [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) 
The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)

Brew Documentation - https://docs.brew.sh

### Pre-requisite
First we need to install XCode command line tools, this we can do by opening a terminal and executing below command:

```
xcode-select --install
``` 

### Installing Homebrew
We can now install the homebrew by opening a terminal and executing below command:

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

### Verifying Homebrew Install

```
brew doctor
```

### Listing Homebrew Commands

```
brew commands
```

### Homebrew Help

```
brew help [COMMAND]
```

### List installed Formulas

```
brew list
```

### Search for a Formula

```
brew search tree
```

### Describe a Formula

```
brew desc tree
```

### Install a Formula

```
brew install tree
```

### Show Detail Information on a Formula

```
brew info tree
```

### Show a Installed Formula's Dependencies

```
brew deps tree
```

### Show the homepage of an Formula 

```
brew home tree
```

### Upgrade a Particular Formula

```
brew upgrade tree
```

### Uninstall a Formula

```
brew uninstall tree
```

### Clean Old Formulas

```
brew cleanup
```

### Search for a Cask

```
brew cask search visual-studio-code
```

### Installing Desktop/GUI Application

```
brew cask install visual-studio-code
```

### Uninstalling Desktop/GUI Application

```
brew cask uninstall visual-studio-code
```

### Update Homebrew Catalog

```
brew update
```

### Upgrade Homebrew 

```
brew upgrade
```

### Uninstall Homebrew 

We can uninstall the homebrew by opening a terminal and executing below command:

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

### GUI Search Options

1. Go to the https://brew.sh

![Screen Shot 2020-12-29 at 2.49.04 PM.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1609278678151/qK0Z6NeFa.png)

2. Put the name of the application you are searching for in the search field, for example here we will write tree, as you type it will search and show results in a pop up

![Screen Shot 2020-12-29 at 2.49.22 PM.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1609278756999/nHg88xX3O.png)

3. Select the name of the application in the pop up for example here we will select tree which will show further details about tree like description, brew command to install it, its homepage, license  and version information etc.

![Screen Shot 2020-12-29 at 2.49.40 PM.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1609278854722/VQ3Fv_mcG.png)