The brew command

Evenutally, you’ll be able to type “man brew”, but for now, this wiki entry may help you learn the ropes.

Command	Consequence
brew search	Lists all formula that you can install
brew install foo	Installs foo
brew list	Lists all install formula
brew list foo	Lists the installed files for foo
brew info —github foo	Open your browser at the Github History page for formula foo
brew info	Summarises all installed Homebrew packages
brew info foo	Gives all available information for installed or not installed formula foo
brew home	Open’s Homebrew’s homepage in your default browser
brew home foo	Opens foo’s homepage in your default browser
brew remove foo	Uninstalls foo
brew create [url]	Generates a formula for the downloadable file at url and opens it in TextMate 1
brew create —macports foo	Open your browser at the macports package search page, so you can see how they do foo
brew link foo	Symlinks all of foo’s installed files into the Homebrew prefix 2
brew unlink foo	Unsymlinks foo from the Homebrew prefix
brew prune	Removes dead symlinks from the Homebrew prefix 3

¹ Homebrew will attempt to automatically derive the formula name and version, if it fails, you’ll have to make your own template. I suggest copying wget’s.
² This is done automatically when you install formula. It is useful for DIY installation, or in cases where you want to swap out different versions of the same package that you have installed at the same time.
³ This is generally not needed. However, it can be useful if you are doing DIY installations.