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Install specific version of Homebrew formula
brew update
brew versions FORMULA
cd `brew --prefix`
git checkout HASH Library/Formula/FORMULA.rb # use output of "brew versions"
brew install FORMULA
brew switch FORMULA VERSION
git checkout -- Library/Formula/FORMULA.rb # reset formula
## Example: Using Subversion 1.6.17
#
# $ brew versions subversion
# 1.7.3 git checkout f8bf2f3 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.7.2 git checkout d89bf83 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.17 git checkout 6e2d550 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.16 git checkout 83ed494 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.15 git checkout 809a18a /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.13 git checkout 7871a99 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.12 git checkout c99b3ac /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.6 git checkout 8774131 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.5 git checkout a82e823 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# 1.6.3 git checkout 6b6d369 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# $ cd `brew --prefix`
# $ git checkout 6e2d550 /usr/local/Library/Formula/subversion.rb
# $ brew install subversion
# $ brew switch subversion 1.6.17
# $ git checkout -- Library/Formula/subversion.rb
@netsensei
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Works perfectly! Thx!

@hansenc
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hansenc commented Feb 4, 2014

When trying to install subversion 1.7.x, I got "Error: No available formula for serf". The workaround was:

$ brew tap homebrew/versions
$ brew install subversion17

as mentioned here. To switch back and forth between the two, you can use brew unlink and brew link.

@revolter
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revolter commented Nov 1, 2016

There is no brew versions command.

@PikalaxALT
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The brew versions command has been completely deprecated, and the tap has been drained.

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