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# `brew livecheck`
The `brew livecheck` command finds the newest version of a formula or cask's software by checking upstream. Livecheck has [strategies](https://rubydoc.brew.sh/Homebrew/Livecheck/Strategy.html) to identify versions from various sources, such as Git repositories, websites, etc.
The `brew livecheck` command finds the newest version of a formula, resource or cask's software by checking upstream. Livecheck has [strategies](https://rubydoc.brew.sh/Homebrew/Livecheck/Strategy.html) to identify versions from various sources, such as Git repositories, websites, etc.
## Behavior
When livecheck isn't given instructions for how to check for upstream versions, it does the following by default:
1. For formulae: Collect the `head`, `stable`, and `homepage` URLs, in that order. For casks: Collect the `url` and `homepage` URLs, in that order.
1. Determine if any strategies apply to the first URL. If not, try the next URL.
1. If a strategy can be applied, use it to check for new versions.
1. Return the newest version (or an error if versions could not be found at any available URLs).
1. For __formulae__: Collect the `stable`, `head` and `homepage` URLs, in that order. For __casks__: Collect the `appcast`, `url` and `homepage` URLs, in that order. For __resource__: Collect the `url` (since resource's url is considered `stable` by default)
2. Determine if any strategies apply to the first URL. If not, try the next URL.
3. If a strategy can be applied, use it to check for new versions.
4. Return the newest version (or an error if versions could not be found at any available URLs).
It's sometimes necessary to override this default behavior to create a working check. If a source doesn't provide the newest version, we need to check a different one. If livecheck doesn't correctly match version text, we need to provide an appropriate regex or `strategy` block.
This can be accomplished by adding a `livecheck` block to the formula/cask. For more information on the available methods, please refer to the [`Livecheck` class documentation](https://rubydoc.brew.sh/Livecheck.html).
This can be accomplished by adding a `livecheck` block to the formula/resource/cask. For more information on the available methods, please refer to the [`Livecheck` class documentation](https://rubydoc.brew.sh/Livecheck.html).
## Creating a check
1. **Use the debug output to understand the situation**. `brew livecheck --debug <formula>|<cask>` provides information about which URLs livecheck tries, any strategies that apply, matched versions, etc.
1. **Use the debug output to understand the situation**. `brew livecheck --debug <formula>|<cask>` provides information about which URLs livecheck tries, any strategies that apply, matched versions, etc. `brew livecheck --debug --resources <formula>` will provides livecheck's debug information about the resources as well.
1. **Research available sources to select a URL**. Try removing the file name from `stable`/`url`, to see if this is a directory listing page. If that doesn't work, try to find a page that links to the file (e.g. a download page). If it's not possible to find the newest version on the website, try checking other sources from the formula/cask. When necessary, search for other sources outside of the formula/cask.
> Note: `--resources` flag only works with Formulae.
1. **Create a regex, if necessary**. If the check works without a regex and wouldn't benefit from having one, it's usually fine to omit it. More information on creating regexes can be found in the [regex guidelines](#regex-guidelines) section.
2. **Research available sources to select a URL**. Try removing the file name from `stable`/`url`, to see if this is a directory listing page. If that doesn't work, try to find a page that links to the file (e.g. a download page). If it's not possible to find the newest version on the website, try checking other sources from the formula/cask. When necessary, search for other sources outside of the formula/cask.
3. **Create a regex, if necessary**. If the check works without a regex and wouldn't benefit from having one, it's usually fine to omit it. More information on creating regexes can be found in the [regex guidelines](#regex-guidelines) section.
### General guidelines