The `brew` Utility (Mac OS)

Homebrew is a command-line utility which makes it easy to install programs on Mac OS.

Detection

Check to see if Homebrew is installed:

which brew

Install Homebrew if necessary:

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

List installed programs:

brew list

Installing programs:

brew install my_program # where my_program is the name of the program to be installed

Uninstalling programs:

brew uninstall my_program # where my_program is the name of the program to be installed