Homebrew

“The Missing Package Manager for macOS.”

While Homebrew isn’t strictly necessary, it does make installing and maintaining command line apps a breeze.

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Installation

It’s always a good idea to read an install script before installing.

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

Basics

brew update to update Homebrew. brew upgrade to upgrade packages and formulas.

Documentation

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