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@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ I don't know if anybody can make use of this, but here you go.
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### What is the scope?
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I don't know yet.
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Maybe I will add more features, and copy more of the original brew CLI.
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But most importantly, it should be simple and dependency free.
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Maybe I will add more features, or copy more of the original brew CLI.
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But most importantly, this script should be simple and dependency free.
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brew.py focuses on:
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- downloading pre-built binaries (bottles) from Brew.sh or GitHub registry
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@@ -47,14 +47,14 @@ brew.py focuses on:
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What brew.py does **NOT** do:
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- build from source code
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- search or browse packages (use Brew.sh for that)
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- formula analysis & dependency checks (use Brew.sh to check if a package is suitable for your machine)
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- cask management (beyond mere download)
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- install from formula (only homebrew-core)
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- cask management
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## Usage
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```
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usage: brew.py [-h] [-q] [--version] command ...
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usage: brew.py [-h] [-v] [-q] [--version] command ...
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A lightweight replacement for Homebrew
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command
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info List versions, dependencies, platforms, etc.
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home (homepage) Open a project's homepage in a browser.
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fetch Download bottle (binary tar) for package.
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fetch (download, bottle)
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Download bottle (binary tar) for package.
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list (ls) List installed packages.
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outdated (old) Show packages with an updated version available.
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upgrade (update, up)
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Upgrade outdated packages. Will delete old versions,
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unless package is pinned. Pinned packages are skipped
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by default but can be upgraded if provided
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deps Show dependencies for package.
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uses Show dependents of package (reverse dependencies).
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leaves List installed packages that are not dependencies of
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missing Check the given packages for missing dependencies. If
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no packages are provided, check all kegs. Will exit
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with a non-zero status if any are found to be missing.
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install Install a package with all dependencies.
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install (add) Install package(s) with all dependencies.
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uninstall (remove, rm)
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Remove / uninstall a package.
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link (ln) Link a specific package version (activate).
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unlink Remove symlinks for package to (temporarily) disable
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it.
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switch Change package version.
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cleanup Remove old versions of installed packages. If
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toggle Link/unlink all binaries of a single package. Can be
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used to switch between versioned packages
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(automatically disables other versions, e.g. node <=>
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node@22).
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pin Prevent specified packages from being upgraded.
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unpin Allow specified packages to be upgraded.
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cleanup (clean) Remove old versions of installed packages. If
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arguments are specified, only do this for the given
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packages. Removes all downloads more than 21 days old.
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This can be adjusted with
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$BREW_PY_CLEANUP_MAX_AGE_DAYS.
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packages. Removes all downloads older than 21 days
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(see config.ini).
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optional arguments:
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-h, --help show this help message and exit
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-q, --quiet reduce verbosity (-q or -qq)
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-v, --verbose increase verbosity
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-q, --quiet reduce verbosity (-q up to -qqq)
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--version show program's version number and exit
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```
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#### Show dependencies
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output of `brew.py deps node --tree`
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```
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node
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├─╴brotli
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├─╴c-ares
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├─╴icu4c@77
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├─╴libnghttp2
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├─╴libnghttp3
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├─╴libuv
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├─╴simdjson
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├─╴libngtcp2
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│ └─╴openssl@3
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│ └─╴ca-certificates
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├─╴openssl@3
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│ └─╴ca-certificates
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├─╴sqlite
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│ └─╴readline
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├─╴uvwasi
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│ └─╴libuv
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└─╴zstd
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├─╴lz4
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└─╴xz
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```
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... or inverse dependencies `brew.py uses ca-certificates --tree`
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```
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ca-certificates
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└─╴openssl@3
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├─╴node
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└─╴libngtcp2
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└─╴node
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```
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optionally as dot graph `brew.py uses ca-certificates --dot`
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```dot
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digraph G {
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{rank=same; "ca-certificates" [shape=box, style=dashed];}
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"openssl@3" -> "ca-certificates";
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"node" -> "libngtcp2";
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"libngtcp2" -> "openssl@3";
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"node" -> "openssl@3";
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}
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```
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