nb bundle


nb bundle [OPTIONS]
nb bundle <COMMAND>

With no subcommand, nb bundle installs from the Brewfile (nb bundle install).

Subcommands

Subcommand	Meaning
`install` (alias `upgrade`)	Install and upgrade everything in a Brewfile
`check`	Check that everything in a Brewfile is installed and up to date
`list`	List the dependencies in a Brewfile (formulae unless told otherwise)
`add`	Add entries to a Brewfile (formulae unless told otherwise)
`remove`	Remove entries matching the names from a Brewfile
`exec`	Run a command in the build environment for the Brewfile’s formulae
`sh`	Start a shell in the build environment for the Brewfile’s formulae
`env`	Print the build environment for the Brewfile’s formulae as exports
`cleanup`	Uninstall what a Brewfile does not list
`dump`	Write what is installed into a Brewfile

Options

Flag	Meaning
`--file <FILE>`	Read this Brewfile (`-` for standard input) instead of `./Brewfile` or `$HOMEBREW_BUNDLE_FILE`
`--global`	Read `~/.Brewfile` (or `$HOMEBREW_BUNDLE_FILE_GLOBAL`)
`--no-upgrade`	Do not upgrade outdated dependencies
`--upgrade`	Upgrade outdated dependencies even if `$HOMEBREW_BUNDLE_NO_UPGRADE` is set
`--upgrade-formulae <FORMULAE>`	Upgrade these comma-separated formulae even with `--no-upgrade` (alias `--upgrade-formula`)
`--auto-init`	Initialize without prompting
`-v`, `--verbose`	Increase output verbosity
`--quiet`	Print only failures and the summary

Each subcommand has further options of its own; run nb bundle <COMMAND> --help.

Examples


nb bundle
nb bundle --file ~/dotfiles/Brewfile check
nb bundle dump

Differences from brew

Bundle is Partial and not yet verified on real macOS hardware. The code also handles vscode, go, cargo, uv, krew, npm and mas entries. flatpak and winget entries, and build args, are reported as failures with the reason, never skipped silently. See Compatibility.