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# Search For Homebrew Packages To Install
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Let's say we want to install the latest version of PostgreSQL with `brew`, but
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we aren't sure either what formulas are available nor what the exact name would
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be.
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We can run a search with the `brew search` subcommand to get an idea of what is
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available.
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If I run this for even the shorthand of `postgres`, I get a useful set of
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results showing me what versions I already have installed and what else is
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available.
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```bash
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$ brew search postgres
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==> Formulae
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check_postgres postgresql@11 ✔ postgresql@13 postgresql@15 postgrest postgis
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postgresql@10 postgresql@12 postgresql@14 postgresql@16 qt-postgresql
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==> Casks
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navicat-for-postgresql postgres-unofficial sqlpro-for-postgres
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postbird postgrespreferencepane
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If you meant "postgres" specifically:
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postgresql breaks existing databases on upgrade without human intervention.
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See a more specific version to install with:
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brew formulae | grep postgresql@
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```
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I can then go on to run `brew install postgresql@16` to get the latest.
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See `brew search --help` for more details.
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