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What Is Brew Formulae

Chloe Bennett • • 8 min read
What Is Brew Formulae

Homebrew Formulae is an online package browser for Homebrew. It displays all packages in the Homebrew/homebrew-core and Homebrew/homebrew-cask. A GitHub Action

How do you write a brew formula?

A formula is a package definition written in Ruby. It can be created with brew create <URL> where <URL> is a zip or tarball, installed with brew install <formula> , and debugged with brew install –debug –verbose <formula> . Formulae use the Formula API which provides various Homebrew-specific helpers.

What is brew cask for?

brew cask is an extension to brew that allows management of graphical GUI applications. Homebrew Cask extends Homebrew and brings its elegance, simplicity, and speed to OS X applications and large binaries alike. Cask deals with a mixture of software and licences.

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