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brew:tldr:24f89
brew: Upgrade an installed formula or cask (if none is given, all installed formulae/casks are upgraded).
$ brew upgrade ${formula}
try on your machine
This command is explicitly for macOS users who have Homebrew installed.
brew
is a package manager for macOS, which allows users to easily install, update, and manage various software packages on their system.upgrade
is a subcommand of Homebrew that is used to upgrade installed packages to their latest versions.${formula}
is a placeholder for the name of the specific package/formula that you want to upgrade.
When you run the command brew upgrade ${formula}
, Homebrew will check if the specified package is already installed on your system. If it is, it will search for any available updates for that package and upgrade it to the latest version. If the package is not installed, Homebrew will install it before upgrading it.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.