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Reinstall a Homebrew formula

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$ brew reinstall ${formula_name}

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The command "brew reinstall ${formula_name}" is used in macOS as part of the Homebrew package manager. Homebrew is a command-line program that allows you to easily install, update, and manage software packages on your Mac.

In this specific command, '${formula_name}' is a placeholder for the name of the formula or software package that you want to reinstall using Homebrew.

By running this command, you are instructing Homebrew to uninstall the specified formula (if it is already installed) and then reinstall it from scratch. This can be useful in situations where you are experiencing issues with the installed package or want to ensure that you have the latest version.

To use this command, you would need to replace '${formula_name}' with the actual name of the formula you want to reinstall. For example, if you want to reinstall the 'wget' formula, you would run: "brew reinstall wget".

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.

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