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  • tree
  • wget
  • htop
  • cask
  • the silver searcher
  • hub
  • vim
  • tmux
  • ranger
  • pyenv
  • rbenv
  • more to come...

Go into detail about why Homebew Cask is so awesome

  • nearly all applications you can think of are downloadable with cask
  • “To install, drag this icon…” no more!

How to keep Homebrew and Homebrew Cask clean and happy

  • aliases for pruning and cleaning

Other useful Tools (if there is time)

  • Point for Mac
  • Tab Snooze
  • etc.

First things first, you need to familiarize yourself with some of the basic homebrew commands.

All commands start with the binary brew.

brew search

If you are looking for something in particular, you can first search for it to see if homebrew has a formulae for what you're looking for. For example, running brew search tree will return mvptree pstree tree treecc treeline.

brew install

Once you find the formulae you're looking for, you can run brew install tree.

other important commands

brew list - List all installed formulae brew update – Fetch the newest version of Homebrew and all formulae form GitHub using git. brew upgrade [formulae] – Upgrade outdated formulae. This can take an optional argument if you only want to update one formulate remove/uninstall <formulae> – Remove or uninstall a specific formulae

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