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Brew-file
A powerful Brewfile manager for Homebrew on macOS and Linux.
Installation
Install Brew-file via Homebrew:
brew install rcmdnk/rcmdnkpac/homebrew-file
Once installed, you can use the brew file
command.
Features
Brew-file enhances your Homebrew experience with the following features:
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Brewfile-Based Package Management
- Use
brew file init
to generate a Brewfile from currently installed packages. - Use
brew file install
to install packages listed in a Brewfile.
- Use
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Supports Various Package Types
- Homebrew formulae, casks and taps.
- Apps installed from the Mac App Store.
- whalebrew images.
- Extensions for Visual Studio Code.
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Automatic Brewfile Updates
- Set up brew-wrap to automatically update your Brewfile on
brew install
,brew uninstall
, and other package changes.
- Set up brew-wrap to automatically update your Brewfile on
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Brewfile Shareing, Version Control
- Easily share and manage your Brewfile using Git integration.
brew file update
will pull the latest changes from the remote repository, install/uninstall based on the changes, update Brewfile, commit and push the changes.
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Flexible Brewfile Organization
- Organize packages by environment with customized Brewfiles, like:
Brewfile
for common packages across systems.Brewfile.linux
for Linux-specific packages.Brewfile.mac
for macOS-specific packages.Brewfile.$HOSTNAME
for host-specific packages.
- Organize packages by environment with customized Brewfiles, like:
For more information, see the Brew-file Documentation.