show brew package dependencies
# all below example use this brew version
❯ brew -v
Homebrew 4.4.2Basic
❯ brew deps elixir
ca-certificates
erlang
jpeg-turbo
libpng
libtiff
libtool
lz4
m4
openssl@3
pcre2
unixodbc
wxwidgets
xz
zstdAs tree 🌳
❯ brew deps elixir --tree
elixir
└── erlang
├── openssl@3
│ └── ca-certificates
├── unixodbc
│ └── libtool
│ └── m4
└── wxwidgets
├── jpeg-turbo
├── libpng
├── libtiff
│ ├── jpeg-turbo
│ ├── xz
│ └── zstd
│ ├── lz4
│ └── xz
└── pcre2As graph or diagram
❯ brew deps elixir --graph<iframe class="w-full h-80 mt-3 rounded" src="https://dreampuf.github.io/GraphvizOnline/#digraph%20%7B%0A%20%20%22elixir%22%20-%3E%20%22erlang%22%0A%20%20%22erlang%22%20-%3E%20%22openssl%403%22%0A%20%20%22erlang%22%20-%3E%20%22unixodbc%22%0A%20%20%22erlang%22%20-%3E%20%22wxwidgets%22%0A%20%20%22openssl%403%22%20-%3E%20%22ca-certificates%22%0A%20%20%22unixodbc%22%20-%3E%20%22libtool%22%0A%20%20%22libtool%22%20-%3E%20%22m4%22%0A%20%20%22wxwidgets%22%20-%3E%20%22jpeg-turbo%22%0A%20%20%22wxwidgets%22%20-%3E%20%22libpng%22%0A%20%20%22wxwidgets%22%20-%3E%20%22libtiff%22%0A%20%20%22wxwidgets%22%20-%3E%20%22pcre2%22%0A%20%20%22libtiff%22%20-%3E%20%22jpeg-turbo%22%0A%20%20%22libtiff%22%20-%3E%20%22xz%22%0A%20%20%22libtiff%22%20-%3E%20%22zstd%22%0A%20%20%22zstd%22%20-%3E%20%22lz4%22%0A%20%20%22zstd%22%20-%3E%20%22xz%22%0A%7D"/>
Other options
❯ brew deps -h
Usage: brew deps [options] [formula|cask ...]
Show dependencies for formula. When given multiple formula arguments, show the
intersection of dependencies for each formula. By default, deps shows all
required and recommended dependencies.
If any version of each formula argument is installed and no other options are
passed, this command displays their actual runtime dependencies (similar to
brew linkage), which may differ from the current versions' stated dependencies
if the installed versions are outdated.
Note: --missing and --skip-recommended have precedence over --include-*.
-n, --topological Sort dependencies in topological order.
-1, --direct, --declared, --1 Show only the direct dependencies declared in
the formula.
--union Show the union of dependencies for multiple
formula, instead of the intersection.
--full-name List dependencies by their full name.
--include-build Include :build dependencies for formula.
--include-optional Include :optional dependencies for
formula.
--include-test Include :test dependencies for formula
(non-recursive).
--skip-recommended Skip :recommended dependencies for
formula.
--include-requirements Include requirements in addition to
dependencies for formula.
--tree Show dependencies as a tree. When given
multiple formula arguments, show individual
trees for each formula.
--graph Show dependencies as a directed graph.
--dot Show text-based graph description in DOT
format.
--annotate Mark any build, test, implicit, optional, or
recommended dependencies as such in the
output.
--installed List dependencies for formulae that are
currently installed. If formula is
specified, list only its dependencies that
are currently installed.
--missing Show only missing dependencies.
--eval-all Evaluate all available formulae and casks,
whether installed or not, to list their
dependencies.
--for-each Switch into the mode used by the --eval-all
option, but only list dependencies for each
provided formula, one formula per line.
This is used for debugging the
--installed/--eval-all display mode.
--HEAD Show dependencies for HEAD version instead of
stable version.
--os Show dependencies for the given operating
system.
--arch Show dependencies for the given CPU
architecture.
--formula, --formulae Treat all named arguments as formulae.
--cask, --casks Treat all named arguments as casks.
-d, --debug Display any debugging information.
-q, --quiet Make some output more quiet.
-v, --verbose Make some output more verbose.
-h, --help Show this message.
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