Maintenance

Quick reference for maintaining a macOS system.

Updates

Mac App Store

# List pending updates
sudo softwareupdate -l

# Install all pending updates
sudo softwareupdate -i -a

Homebrew

# Update all package definitions
brew update

# List outdated packages
brew outdated

# Upgrade everything
brew upgrade

• Homebrew

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Last update: August 12, 2023
Created: July 8, 2023