Homebrew basic use

Install Homebrew

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

Uninstall Homebrew

1. cd 'brew --prefix'
2. rm -rf Cellar
3. brew prune
4. rm 'git ls-files'
5. rm -r Library/Homebrew Library/Aliases Library/Formula Library/Contributions
6. rm -rf .git
7. rm -rf ~/Library/Caches/Homebrew

Install any package

brew install <packageName>e.g. install gitbrew install git

Uninstall any package

brew uninstall <packageName>e.g. uninstall gitbrew uninstall git

Query available packages

brew search <packageName>

View the list of installed packages

brew list

View any package information

brew info <packageName>

Update Homebrew

brew update

Check out the Homebrew version

brew -v

Homebrew Help Information

brew -h