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Homebrew cheatsheet

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Command
Desc

brew update
Update brew package info

brew upgrade <package-name>
Install new version of package

brew info <package-name>
See which version is linked

brew ls <package-name> --versions
List package versions

brew ls <package-name>
List files in package

brew switch <package-name> <version>
Link to specified version of package

brew cleanup
Remove outdated package versions

Command	Desc
`brew update`	Update brew package info
`brew upgrade <package-name>`	Install new version of package
`brew info <package-name>`	See which version is linked
`brew ls <package-name> --versions`	List package versions
`brew ls <package-name>`	List files in package
`brew switch <package-name> <version>`	Link to specified version of package
`brew cleanup`	Remove outdated package versions