bbrew
CLI tool for searching Homebrew and Linuxbrew formulae and casks
TLDR
SYNOPSIS
bbrew search [options] [query]
DESCRIPTION
bbrew is a command-line tool that provides a faster way to search Homebrew and Linuxbrew package repositories. Rather than invoking the local Homebrew installation, it queries the formulae.brew.sh API directly, fetching metadata for both core formulae and casks. Results are filtered client-side with case-insensitive matching against package names, aliases, and descriptions.
Built with Node.js and the oclif CLI framework, bbrew supports both macOS (Homebrew) and Linux (Linuxbrew). On macOS, cask searching is enabled by default. The tool uses file-based caching via keyv to speed up repeated queries by avoiding redundant API calls.
PARAMETERS
-h, --help
Show help information-d, --desc
Show formula descriptions in results (enabled by default)-c, --casks
Include cask results (enabled by default on macOS)-f, --formulae
Include formulae results (enabled by default)
CAVEATS
The tool does not manage or install packages. It is a search-only interface that queries the Homebrew API. Requires Node.js to be installed. The project is at version 0.0.1 and has minimal documentation.
