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List all homebrew packages explicitly installed by the user (without deps)

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Is there a way to list all the homebrew packages explicitly installed by the user (they they installed directly using brew install)? Note brew leaves doesn't do this. Over time formula can change change their dependencies leaving orphaned leaves that were never explicitly installed by the user or adding dependencies on previously explicitly installed packages.
Asked by studgeek (4491 rep)
Jan 29, 2021, 02:45 PM
Last activity: Jun 6, 2025, 01:55 PM