Brew Commands

A practical reference for the Homebrew commands you will use most, and where to find each one in Brewwery. Run them in Terminal, or use the matching Brewwery page.

For the complete list, see brew help or the official manual .

Install and remove

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew install <formula>`	Install a formula	Search, Discover → Install
`brew install --cask <cask>`	Install a Mac app or other cask	Search, Discover → Install
`brew uninstall <formula>`	Remove a formula	Packages → details → Uninstall
`brew uninstall --cask <cask>`	Remove a cask	Casks → details → Uninstall
`brew reinstall <formula>`	Remove and install again	Terminal only
`brew autoremove`	Remove dependencies nothing needs any more	Terminal only

Find packages

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew search <text>`	Search formulae and casks	Search (`⌘K`)
`brew info <formula>`	Show versions, dependencies, and caveats	Details panel
`brew info --cask <cask>`	Show information about a cask	Details panel
`brew home <formula>`	Open the project’s homepage	Details panel → Open homepage

What is installed

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew list --formula`	List installed formulae	Packages
`brew list --cask`	List installed casks	Casks
`brew leaves`	Formulae that nothing else depends on	Packages → Leaves
`brew deps <formula>`	What a formula depends on	Details panel → Dependencies
`brew uses --installed <formula>`	Installed formulae that depend on it	Details panel → Installed dependents

Keep things up to date

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew update`	Fetch the latest Homebrew and package information	Updates → Check for updates
`brew outdated`	List packages with newer versions	Updates
`brew upgrade <formula>`	Upgrade one formula	Updates → Upgrade
`brew upgrade --cask <cask>`	Upgrade one cask	Updates → Upgrade
`brew upgrade`	Upgrade everything	Updates → Upgrade all
`brew pin <formula>`	Hold a formula at its current version	Package details → Pin version
`brew unpin <formula>`	Allow a pinned formula to upgrade again	Package details → Unpin version, or Updates → Unpin

brew update only refreshes information — it does not upgrade anything. Run brew upgrade afterwards to install new versions.

Taps

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew tap`	List taps	Taps
`brew tap <owner/repository>`	Add a tap	Taps → Add tap
`brew untap <owner/repository>`	Remove a tap	Taps → Remove

Services

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew services list`	List services and their status	Services
`brew services start <name>`	Start a service now and at login	Services → Start
`brew services stop <name>`	Stop a service	Services → Stop
`brew services restart <name>`	Restart a service	Services → Restart

Maintenance

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew cleanup -n`	Show what cleanup would remove	Cleanup → Preview cleanup
`brew cleanup`	Remove old versions and caches	Cleanup → Run cleanup
`brew doctor`	Check your installation for problems	Doctor
`brew config`	Show Homebrew’s configuration	Settings, Copy diagnostics
`brew --version`	Show the Homebrew version	Dashboard, Settings

Brewfiles

Command	What it does	In Brewwery
`brew bundle dump --file=<path>`	Write your setup to a Brewfile	Brewfile → Export Brewfile
`brew bundle install --file=<path>`	Install everything in a Brewfile	Brewfile → Install missing items (on a list Brewwery writes, with `--no-upgrade`)
`brew bundle check --file=<path>`	Check whether a Brewfile is satisfied	Terminal only

Commands marked Terminal only are not run by Brewwery. See Security for the exact list of commands Brewwery can run.