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Homebrew Cheat Sheet

Print-ready cheat sheet for Homebrew, organized for fast lookup, study, and desk-side use

Source
Homebrew Documentation (brew.sh)
License
MIT
Variants
3 download options
Updated
2026-03-27

Sample

What's in this cheat sheet

Install Homebrew

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL \
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
brew --version       # verify installation

Post-Install (Apple Silicon)

# add Homebrew to PATH (Apple Silicon default)
echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' \
  >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Install Paths

/opt/homebrewApple Silicon (ARM) prefix
/usr/localIntel Mac prefix
/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrewLinux prefix

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