Mac HomeBrew Common Commands

Common software installation tools for Mac systems are homebrew, the most commonly used commands are:

1. Install (requires Ruby):
   ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/Go/install)"

2. Search:brew search MySQL

3. Query: brew info mysql mainly to see the specific information, such as the current version, dependencies, installation and other considerations

4. Update: brew update This updates Homebrew itself and makes sense for the next two actions-

5. Check for outdated (new version): This is a brew outdated list of all installed software that can be upgraded

6. Upgrade: brew upgrade Upgrade all the software that can be upgraded

7. Cleanup: brew cleanup clean up unwanted versions extremely install package cache

That's all it's used for. In general, if you are looking for a new version (not to upgrade your discomfort), then your most common sequence of operations is this:

brew update          # 更新 Homebrew 的信息brew outdated        # 看一下哪些软件可以升级brew upgrade <xxx>   # 如果不是所有的都要升级，那就这样升级指定的brew upgrade; brew cleanup # 如果都要升级，直接升级完然后清理干净

Mac HomeBrew Common Commands