[SOLVED] Get homebrew to run a script after 'brew install x' or 'brew uninstall x'

Issue

I want to automate having a file that tracks all my installed brew packages.

I can do this manually with brew list > somefile, how ever I want this process to be automated.

Is there a way to run a script automatically after running brew install or brew uninstall?

Or is there a better way of doing this I'm overlooking? Thank you

Solution

Yes. You can create functions to run the brew install or brew uninstall and add on whatever else you'd like to run.

function bi() {
  brew install $@
  brew list > somefile
}

function bu() {
  brew uninstall $@
  brew list > somefile
}

Then instead of running brew install [package] or brew uninstall [package] you just run bi [package] or bu [package] and your somefile file will always have an up-to-date list of installed packages.

You'll need to add these functions to one of your startup files: .bashrc or .bash_profile, so they will be available with each new bash session.

Answered By - Dean Householder

Answer Checked By - Candace Johnson (WPSolving Volunteer)