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How can I tell which homebrew formulae are upgradable?

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I know when I brew update, it lists all ==> Updated Formulae, but when I've updated several times without running brew upgrade, how do I get a list of all apps that could be upgraded?

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Andy Avatar asked Oct 18 '12 03:10

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Per homebrew code on github, this shows all apps that can be updated:

brew outdated 

brew help does not list the command, but it is documented in man brew.

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Andy Avatar answered Oct 21 '22 12:10

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