Terminal Cheat Sheet
| Command | Purpose |
|---|---|
| brew install | Installs software from Homebrew |
| brew re-install | Re-installs software from Homebrew |
| ls -la [path] | Check who owns directory |
| id -un | Check if your current user owns the directory |
| sudo chown -R [owner] | change permission access of root files to admin |
| ps -ax; kill(PID number) | Force quits an unresponsive application |
| brew pin | Pin a specified formulae, preventing them from being upgraded when issuing the brew upgrade command. |
| brew list -1 | List installed formulae, one entry per line, or the installed files for a given formulae. |
| brew list –pinned | Show the versions of pinned formulae, or only the specified (pinned) formulae if formulae are given. |
| brew update && brew outdated | Fetch the newest version of Homebrew and all formulae, then list outdated formulae. |
| brew upgrade && brew cleanup | Upgrade outdated, unpinned brews (with existing install options), then removes stale lock files and outdated downloads for formulae and casks, and removes old versions of installed formulae. |
| bubo && bubc | Updates Homebrew, lists outdated formulae, upgrades oudated and unpinned formulae, and removes stale and outdated downloads and versions. |
| brew update && brew cask outdated | Fetch the newest version of Homebrew and all formulae, then list outdated casks. |
| brew cask reinstall $(brew cask outdated) && brew cleanup | Updates outdated casks, then runs cleanup. |
| npm outdated | Checks outdated node packages |
| npm update -g | Updates all packages |

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