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If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, brew leaves is less verbose than CodeFarmer's brew deps --installed. You get a nice concise list of the packag...
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- If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, **`brew leaves`** is less verbose than [CodeFarmer's `brew deps --installed`][1].
You get a nice neat list of the packages that are not needed as dependencies by any other package.- [1]: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/285117/285152#answer-285152
- If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, **`brew leaves`** is less verbose than [CodeFarmer's `brew deps --installed`][1].
- You get a nice concise list of the packages that are not needed as dependencies by any other package.
- _**Edit:** This is mentioned in the comments on the Question._
- [1]: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/285117/285152#answer-285152
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If you just want the minimal set of top-level packages to install on your new system, **`brew leaves`** is less verbose than [CodeFarmer's `brew deps --installed`][1]. You get a nice neat list of the packages that are not needed as dependencies by any other package. [1]: https://linux.codidact.com/posts/285117/285152#answer-285152