brew-reinstall

Uninstall and reinstall a Homebrew package

TLDR

Reinstall a formula

$ brew reinstall [formula]

Reinstall a cask

$ brew reinstall --cask [cask]

Reinstall with debug output

$ brew reinstall --debug [formula]

Reinstall and build from source

$ brew reinstall --build-from-source [formula]

Reinstall without quarantine (casks only)

$ brew reinstall --no-quarantine [cask]

Reinstall interactively

$ brew reinstall --interactive [formula]

SYNOPSIS

brew reinstall [options] formula|cask [...]

brew reinstall uninstalls and then installs a formula or cask. This is useful for fixing broken installations, applying new build options, or refreshing a package to its current version.
The command preserves configuration files when reinstalling formulas that have linked kegs.

PARAMETERS

--cask

Treat all named arguments as casks.

--formula

Treat all named arguments as formulae.

--build-from-source -s

Compile formula from source even if a bottle exists.

--debug -d

Enable debugging mode during installation.

--interactive -i

Open an interactive shell for debugging the build.

--no-quarantine

Disable macOS quarantine for casks.

--force

Install without checking for previously installed versions.

--verbose -v

Print detailed installation output.

CAVEATS

Reinstalling may interrupt services that depend on the formula. Running applications from reinstalled casks may need to be restarted.