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Reinstall all installed Homebrew formulae/casks

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$ brew list -1 | xargs brew reinstall

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The command "brew list -1" is used to list all the installed packages/frameworks on your macOS system using Homebrew package manager.

The "-1" option is used to display only one package per line, making the output easier to read.

The "|" (pipe) symbol is used to redirect the output of the first command to the input of the next command.

The command "xargs" reads items from standard input and executes the specified command (in this case, "brew reinstall") with those items as arguments.

So, when you run the command "brew list -1 | xargs brew reinstall", it essentially takes the list of installed packages from "brew list -1" and passes them as arguments to the "brew reinstall" command. This will reinstall all the listed packages, ensuring they are up to date and properly installed.

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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