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42 changes: 29 additions & 13 deletions guides/cli/how-to-install-the-lightdash-cli.mdx
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Expand Up @@ -86,25 +86,41 @@ You can also download the CLI binary directly from [GitHub releases](https://git

### Update to the latest version

To update your Lightdash CLI to the latest version, run:

```bash
npm update -g @lightdash/cli
```
To update your Lightdash CLI to the latest version, run one of the following depending on how you installed it:

<Tabs>
<Tab title="Homebrew">
```bash
brew upgrade lightdash
```
</Tab>
<Tab title="npm">
```bash
npm update -g @lightdash/cli
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>

### Update to a specific version

To update (or downgrade) to a specific version of the Lightdash CLI, run:
<Tabs>
<Tab title="Homebrew">
Homebrew doesn't support installing specific versions directly. To install a specific version, use npm instead or download the binary from [GitHub releases](https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases).
</Tab>
<Tab title="npm">
To update (or downgrade) to a specific version of the Lightdash CLI, run:

```bash
npm install -g @lightdash/cli@VERSION_NUMBER
```
```bash
npm install -g @lightdash/cli@VERSION_NUMBER
```

Replace `VERSION_NUMBER` with the desired version. For example:
Replace `VERSION_NUMBER` with the desired version. For example:

```bash
npm install -g @lightdash/cli@0.1743.1
```
```bash
npm install -g @lightdash/cli@0.1743.1
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>

<Info>
You can check your current CLI version by running `lightdash --version`.
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lightdash --version
```

If you need to upgrade your version of the Lightdash cli, run the following in your terminal:
If you need to upgrade your version of the Lightdash CLI, run one of the following in your terminal depending on how you installed it:

```bash
npm install -g @lightdash/cli
lightdash --version
```
<Tabs>
<Tab title="npm">
```bash
npm install -g @lightdash/cli
lightdash --version
```
</Tab>
<Tab title="Homebrew">
```bash
brew upgrade lightdash
lightdash --version
```
</Tab>
</Tabs>

### Help

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