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Tips-N'-Trick: add a tip to use switch.

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I find brew switch very helpful to activate a different version of an
installed formula. This seems worth calling out in the documentation to
elevate awareness.

Closes Homebrew/homebrew#45694.

Signed-off-by: Mike McQuaid <mike@mikemcquaid.com>
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And of course, you can simply `brew link $FORMULA` again afterwards! And of course, you can simply `brew link $FORMULA` again afterwards!
## Activate a previously installed version of a formula
```sh
brew info $FORMULA
brew switch $FORMULA $VERSION
```
Use `brew info $FORMULA` to check what versions are installed but not currently activated, then `brew switch $FORMULA $VERSION` to activate the desired version. This can be useful if you would like to switch between versions of a formula.
## Install into Homebrew without formulas ## Install into Homebrew without formulas
```sh ```sh