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Install an old version with homebrew for macOS
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  1. Find the formula for the version you want to install:

    • Visit https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/tree/master/Formula
    • Click the file with your formula (e.g. “composer.rb”)
    • Click “History” (top right)
    • Click the commit hash for the version you want to download
    • Click the three dots (top right of diff) and choose “view file”
    • Click “Raw” and copy the raw URL from the browser address bar.

    For example, composer 1.10.15 lives here: https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/blob/9e6e6a1ca8551901bff69d329c7fbb9007064134/Formula/composer.rb

    With the raw file at: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/9e6e6a1ca8551901bff69d329c7fbb9007064134/Formula/composer.rb

  2. Download the raw formula to disk:

    cd ~/Desktop
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/homebrew-core/9e6e6a1ca8551901bff69d329c7fbb9007064134/Formula/composer.rb

  3. Install that recipe from disk:

    brew install composer.rb (change composer.rb to the formula name)

  4. Clean up:

    rm composer.rb (change composer.rb to the formula name)

  5. Check the version for whatever you just installed:

    ❯ composer --version
Composer version 1.10.15 2020-10-13 15:59:09
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I made some notes about how to do this for a specific cask at https://gist.github.com/jpluimers/8da7d1f366936b0363e98b8baef1af98

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