OSX – list all files in a Homebrew package

How to make homebrew software list all installed package files? For example, when I run brew list for the exim package, I get these files:

$ brew list exim
/usr/local/Cellar/exim /4.80.1/bin/exiwhat
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exiqsumm
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exiqgrep
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exipick
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exinext
/usr/local/Cellar/exim /4.80.1/bin/eximstats
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_tidydb
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_lock
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_fixdb
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_dumpdb
/usr/local/Cellar/exim /4.80.1/bin/exim_dbmbuild
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_ctl
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_checkaccess
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim-4.80.1-3
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim
/usr /local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exigrep
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exicyclog
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1 /share/man/man8/exim.8

But there are some files added to the system, not in the above list . For example:

$ ls -ld /usr/local/etc/exim.conf 
-rw-r--r-- 1 hanxue admin 35904 Sep 25 21 :11 /usr/local/etc/exim.conf

just add -v or –verbose , For example:

$ brew ls --verbose exim

How to make homebrew list all installations The package file? For example, when I run brew list for the exim package, I get these files:

$ brew list exim
/usr/local/Cellar/exim /4.80.1/bin/exiwhat
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exiqsumm
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exiqgrep
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exipick
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exinext
/usr/local/Cellar/exim /4.80.1/bin/eximstats
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_tidydb
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_lock
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_fixdb
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_dumpdb
/usr/local/Cellar/exim /4.80.1/bin/exim_dbmbuild
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_ctl
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim_checkaccess
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim-4.80.1-3
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exim
/usr /local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exigrep
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1/bin/exicyclog
/usr/local/Cellar/exim/4.80.1 /share/man/man8/exim.8

But there are some files added to the system that are not in the above list. For example:

$ ls -ld /usr/local/etc/exim.conf 
-rw-r--r-- 1 hanxue admin 35904 Sep 25 21 :11 /usr/local/etc/exim.conf

Just add -v or –verbose, for example:

$ brew ls --verbose exim

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