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=Formula=
=Formula=
A formula is a package definition written in Ruby. It can be created with
brew create <''URL''>
where <''URL''> is a zip or tarball, installed with
brew install <''formula''>
and debugged with:
brew install --debug --verbose <''formula''>


=Bottle=
=Bottle=

Revision as of 17:58, 20 April 2018

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Formula

A formula is a package definition written in Ruby. It can be created with

brew create <URL> 

where <URL> is a zip or tarball, installed with

brew install <formula>

and debugged with:

brew install --debug --verbose <formula>

Bottle

Tap

Cask

User Space vs. System Space

Commands

update

Fetches the latest version of Homebrew and all formulae and upgrades.

doctor

Checks the Homebrew installation for potential problems and exit with a non-zero status if potential problems are found.

cleanup

Remove old version from cellar for all installed (or specified) formulae. Old downloads from the Homebrew download-cache are deleted.