brew-cask

Install an application

$ brew install --cask [firefox]

$ brew list --cask

$ brew search --cask [application-name]

$ brew info --cask [firefox]

$ brew upgrade --cask [firefox]

$ brew upgrade --cask --greedy

$ brew uninstall --cask [firefox]

$ brew uninstall --cask --zap [firefox]

$ brew install --cask --appdir=[~/Applications] [firefox]

brew [--cask] command [cask-name] [options]

brew --cask (formerly Homebrew Cask) manages the installation of macOS applications distributed as binary packages (.dmg, .pkg, .app). It automates downloading, installing to /Applications, and removing GUI applications.
Cask extends Homebrew's command-line workflow to desktop applications like browsers, editors, and utilities that would normally require manual drag-and-drop installation.

--appdir path

Install applications to specified directory (default: /Applications)

Install fonts to specified directory

Include self-updating apps in upgrade

Remove all files associated with cask (including preferences)

Force install even if already installed

Disable macOS quarantine attribute

install --cask

Install a cask application

Remove a cask application

Upgrade installed casks

List installed casks

Show information about a cask

Search available casks

List casks with available updates

Many applications auto-update and are excluded from brew upgrade by default; use --greedy to include them. The --zap option may remove files shared with other applications. Some casks require administrator privileges for installation.

Homebrew Cask was created as a separate project in 2012 by phinze (Alfred Perlstein) to extend Homebrew to macOS GUI applications. It was integrated into core Homebrew in 2020, changing the command from brew cask install to brew install --cask.

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