Automating Homebrew

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I'm currently using the Homebrew package manager, and I have to say that it is really really great!

My question is: there is a way to automate brew update and brew upgrade in order to execute this commands when a shell is opened? I'm not very expert about bash programming, so I'm not sure if this thing is possible or not, I'm currently using iTerm.

See This SO question and excellent answer – agtoever Sep 25 '15 at 09:26 — agtoever, Sep 25 '15 at 09:26

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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I agree with @fd0 that this probably shouldn't be automated to the point of launching it for every shell. This can get ugly if you have multiple shell windows. I opted for a semi-automated solution by creating an alias in my ~/.profile that performs several brew functions. Check out this post for details.

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answered Sep 21 '15 at 08:12

SaxDaddy

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Glad I could help. – SaxDaddy Sep 21 '15 at 08:23

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 19 '15 at 16:45

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Automating such a process in a shell startup file is a bad idea. Every new instance of a shell would execute both commands. You could place a function in your .bashrc and and call the function which would cut down on the number of characters that you need to type but that's not a real game changer.

answered Sep 19 '15 at 16:45

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Is possibile to write the function in order to execute it only the first time the shell is opened? – g_rmz Sep 19 '15 at 16:53
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If you want to automate the process then use launchd or cron. Don't use a shell startup file. – fd0 Sep 19 '15 at 17:27

Automating Homebrew

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