## Show dependency graph ``` brew deps --tree --installed brew deps --tree --installed git brew leaves | xargs brew deps --formula --for-each | sed "s/^.*:/$(tput setaf 4)&$(tput sgr0)/" ``` > From [here](https://gist.github.com/jamesmurdza/6e5f86bae7d3b3db4201a52045a5e477) ## Quick stats Show Homebrew state: ``` brew info ``` Show manually installed taps, kegs and packages in one list: ``` brew bundle dump --file=- ``` ## Manage packages and dependencies ### See installed packages List installed packages: ``` brew list # formulae and casks brew list --formulae # just formulae brew list --casks # just casks ``` List installed packages which are **not** dependencies of any others: ``` brew leaves brew leaves -r # installed manually brew leaves -p # installed as dependencies ``` List installed packages which are **not** dependencies of manually installed packages: ``` brew autoremove --dry-run ``` ### See dependency tree Show dependencies of the wget formula in a tree format: ``` brew deps --tree wget ``` Show all installed formulae in a dependency tree format: ``` brew deps --tree --installed brew deps --tree $(brew leaves) # remove duplicate showing of same dependency ``` Show dependency tree for all casks: ``` brew deps --tree $(brew list --casks -1) ``` ### Remove hanging dependencies Uninstall hanging (no longer used) dependencies: ``` brew autoremove ``` ### Remove all packages Remove all packages installed with Homebrew: ``` brew remove --force $(brew list) --ignore-dependencies brew remove --force $(brew list --formulae) --ignore-dependencies # formulae only brew remove --force $(brew list --casks) --ignore-dependencies # casks only ``` ## Manage files ### Installation paths Show key installation directories: ``` brew shellenv brew --prefix brew --repository brew --cellar brew --caskroom ``` ### See installed files Show files in the wget keg: ``` brew list wget # collapse directories brew list wget --verbose # recurse directories ``` Show symlinks to the wget keg: ``` unlink wget --dry-run unlink wget --dry-run | xargs ls -l # show link destinations ``` Show unneeded files: ``` brew cleanup --dry-run # old versions of packages brew cleanup -s --dry-run # old versions of packages and cache files ``` ### Remove unneeded files Remove old versions of packages and cache files: ``` brew cleanup -s ``` Completely erase the Homebrew cache folder: ``` rm -rf $(brew --cache) ```