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  • List all installed Formulae and Casks
  • Formula: package definition built from upstream sources
  • Cask: install macOS native applications
brew list
brew ls

brew list -l # long format
brew list -1 # one line per package

# List files of a given package
brew list "fish"
brew list "fish" -v # verbose expands the directories and show the nested files
brew list "fish" --versions

Brew catalog

  • Creates a catalog of files per installed package
brew list --formula |
  while read formula; do
    brew list $formula |
      while read file; do
        echo -e "$formula\t$file"
      done
  done