How to Run the brew upgrade Command on macOS Every Day

<p>The <code>brew upgrade</code> command is a useful tool for updating and upgrading packages on your macOS system. However, remembering to run this command manually every day can be a hassle. Fortunately, there are two different ways to automate this process so that the command runs automatically at the same time every day.</p> <h1>Method 1: Using cron</h1> <p>The first method involves using cron, a Unix-based scheduling tool that is included with macOS. Here’s how to set up a cron job to run the <code>brew upgrade</code> command every day:</p> <ol> <li>Open Terminal on your Mac. You can find Terminal in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder.</li> <li>Type <code>crontab -e</code> and hit enter to open the crontab editor.</li> <li>If this is your first time using cron, you may be prompted to choose a text editor. Select your preferred text editor (e.g. nano, vim, emacs).</li> <li>In the crontab editor, add the following line to schedule the <code>brew upgrade</code> command to run every day at 8am:</li> </ol> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@lupingui/how-to-run-the-brew-upgrade-command-on-macos-every-day-b917fb13a6dd"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>