Brew-file

A powerful Brewfile manager for Homebrew on macOS and Linux.

Installation

Install Brew-file via Homebrew:

brew install rcmdnk/file/brew-file

Once installed, you can use the brew file command.

Features

Brew-file enhances your Homebrew experience with the following features:

• Brewfile-Based Package Management

  • Use brew file init to generate a Brewfile from currently installed packages.
  • Use brew file install to install packages listed in a Brewfile.

• Supports Various Package Types

  • Homebrew formulae, casks and taps.
  • Apps installed from the Mac App Store.
  • whalebrew images.
  • Extensions for Visual Studio Code.

• Automatic Brewfile Updates

  • Set up brew-wrap to automatically update your Brewfile on brew install, brew uninstall, and other package changes.

• Brewfile Shareing, Version Control

  • Easily share and manage your Brewfile using Git integration.
  • brew file update will pull the latest changes from the remote repository, install/uninstall based on the changes, update Brewfile, commit and push the changes.
    • WARNING: It will enforce the state recorded in the Brewfile, potentially removing packages installed without brew-wrap. If you want to keep all packages in the system, you should better to run brew file init before running brew file update.

• Flexible Brewfile Organization

  • Organize packages by environment with customized Brewfiles, like:
    • Brewfile for common packages across systems.
    • Brewfile.linux for Linux-specific packages.
    • Brewfile.mac for macOS-specific packages.
    • Brewfile.$HOSTNAME for host-specific packages.

For more information, see the Brew-file Documentation.