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Expand Up @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ PowerShell Core supports macOS 10.12 and higher.
All packages are available on our GitHub [releases][] page.
Once the package is installed, run `pwsh` from a terminal.

### Installation via Homebrew on macOS 10.12
### Installation of latest stable release via Homebrew on macOS 10.12 or higher

[Homebrew][brew] is the preferred package manager for macOS.
If the `brew` command is not found, you need to install Homebrew following [their instructions][brew].
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[brew]: http://brew.sh/
[cask]: https://caskroom.github.io/

### Installation of latest preview release via Homebrew on macOS 10.12 or higher

[Homebrew][brew] is the preferred package manager for macOS.
If the `brew` command is not found, you need to install Homebrew following [their instructions][brew].

Once you've installed Homebrew, installing PowerShell is easy.
First, install [Homebrew-Cask][cask], so you can install more packages and install [Cask-Versions][cask-version] which lets you install alternative versions of packages:

```sh
brew tap caskroom/cask
brew tap caskroom/versions
```

Now, you can install PowerShell:

```sh
brew cask install powershell-preview
```

Finally, verify that your install is working properly:

```sh
pwsh-preview
```

When new versions of PowerShell are released,
simply update Homebrew's formulae and upgrade PowerShell:

```sh
brew update
brew cask upgrade powershell-preview
```

> [!NOTE]
> The commands above can be called from within a PowerShell (pwsh) host,
> but then the PowerShell shell must be exited and restarted to complete the upgrade.
> and refresh the values shown in $PSVersionTable.

[brew]: http://brew.sh/
[cask]: https://caskroom.github.io/
[cask-versions]: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask-versions

### Installation via Direct Download

Download the PKG package
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