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Homebrew — The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)

# Homebrew

**The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux)**

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- ## Install Homebrew


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




Paste that in a macOS Terminal or Linux shell prompt.

The script explains what it will do and then pauses before it does it. Read about other installation options.

If you're on macOS, try our new `.pkg` installer.

Download it from Homebrew's latest GitHub release.
- ## What Does Homebrew Do?


Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple (or your Linux system) didn’t.

$ brew install wget
- Homebrew installs packages to their own directory and then symlinks their files into `/opt/homebrew` (on Apple Silicon).

$ cd /opt/homebrew
$ find Cellar
Cellar/wget/1.16.1
Cellar/wget/1.16.1/bin/wget
Cellar/wget/1.16.1/share/man/man1/wget.1

$ ls -l bin
bin/wget -> ../Cellar/wget/1.16.1/bin/wget
- Homebrew won’t install files outside its prefix and you can place a Homebrew installation wherever you like.
- Trivially create your own Homebrew packages.

$ brew create https://foo.com/foo-1.0.tgz
Created /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core/Formula/foo.rb
- It’s all Git and Ruby underneath, so hack away with the knowledge that you can easily revert your modifications and merge upstream updates.

$ brew edit wget # opens in $EDITOR!
- Homebrew formulae are simple Ruby scripts:

class Wget < Formula
desc "Internet file retriever"
homepage "https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/"
url "https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/wget/wget-1.24.5.tar.gz"
sha256 "fa2dc35bab5184ecbc46a9ef83def2aaaa3f4c9f3c97d4bd19dcb07d4da637de"
license "GPL-3.0-or-later"

def install
system "./configure", "--prefix=#{prefix}"
system "make", "install"
end
end
- Homebrew complements macOS (or your Linux system). Install your RubyGems with `gem` and their dependencies with `brew`.
- “To install, drag this icon…” no more. Homebrew Cask installs macOS apps, fonts and plugins and other non-open source software.

$ brew install --cask firefox
- Making a cask is as simple as creating a formula.

$ brew create --cask https://foo.com/foo-1.0.dmg
Editing /opt/homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask/Casks/foo.rb
- ## `brew` command documentation

docs.brew.sh/Manpage
- ## Further Documentation

docs.brew.sh
- ## Community Discussion

Homebrew/discussions
- ## Homebrew Blog

brew.sh/blog
- ## Homebrew Packages

formulae.brew.sh
- ## Analytics Data

formulae.brew.sh/analytics
- ## Donate to Homebrew

Homebrew/brew#donations
- Homebrew was created by Max Howell. Website by Rémi Prévost, Mike McQuaid and Danielle Lalonde.