Homebrew

Cleanup Commands

Cleanup operations

11 commands

Commands

Cleanup old versions

$ brew cleanup

Remove old versions of packages.

Cleanup dry run

$ brew cleanup -n

Preview what would be cleaned up.

Cleanup specific package

$ brew cleanup <package>

Cleanup old versions of one package.

Autoremove unused deps

$ brew autoremove

Remove unused dependencies.

Diagnose issues

$ brew doctor

Check for potential problems.

Check outdated

$ brew outdated --verbose

Show outdated with versions.

Update Homebrew

$ brew update

Update Homebrew formulae database.

Upgrade and cleanup

$ brew upgrade && brew cleanup

Upgrade all and cleanup after.

Missing files

$ brew missing

Check for missing dependencies.

Cache path

$ brew --cache

Show Homebrew cache directory.

Clear cache

$ rm -rf $(brew --cache)

Delete all cached downloads.