brew_info() displays detailed information about a formula or cask.

brew_info(package, ...)

Arguments

package

Name of one or more formulae or casks

...

Arguments passed on to brew_cmd

cmd

The command to run (e.g., install)

args

Additional arguments for the command

brew_cmd

Optional: Location of brew command.

echo

Whether to print output and error messages to the screen. Defaults to TRUE for interactive sessions.

Value

A list of lists. Each sub-list contains information about a package or cask specified by the package argument.

Note

System and package analytics can be retrieved with brew_analytics

Examples

if (FALSE) {
# Get info about unixodbc package
brew_info("unixodbc")
}