Homebrew

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Installation

• Execute the commands below to install brew CLI.
  • installs brew
    • /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
  • gives brew access
    • sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/var/homebrew
  • updates brew
    • git -C "/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-core" fetch —unshallow
    • brew cleanup

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Doctoring

• Because of its high availability in CI/CD systems, brew is easily abused and must be doctored manually upon installation.

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• Execute the commands below to begin doctoring your installation.
  • check the brew doctor report
    • brew doctor
  • change the ownership of these directories to your user
    • sudo chown -R $(whoami) /usr/local/share/zsh /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions
  • ensure your user has write permission.
    • chmod u+w /usr/local/share/zsh /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions
  • update system path
    • echo 'export PATH="/usr/local/sbin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc