"No Cask with this name exists." after running resolution for "Token in Header Line" Error

[SplashDance]

General troubleshooting steps

• I have retried my command with --force.
• I ran brew update-reset && brew update and retried my command.
• I ran brew doctor, fixed as many issues as possible and retried my command.
• I have checked the instructions for reporting bugs.
• I made doubly sure this is not a checksum does not match error.
• I checked there are no open issues for the same problem.
• I understand that if I ignore these instructions, my issue may be closed without review.

Description of issue

At first I started seeing this error:

Error: Cask 'betterzipql' definition is invalid: Token '{:v1=>"betterzipql"}' in header line does not match the file name.

I ran brew cask reinstall betterzipql and then after that started seeing the same error but with "qlimagesize" in place of "betterzipql". I then searched the open & closed issues came across this closed issue and followed the suggested resolution (i.e. I ran the code listed at the end).

However, now I'm receiving this error (almost) every time I try to run a brew cask command (e.g. brew cask list):

Error: Cask 'qlimagesize' is unavailable: No Cask with this name exists.

I'm fine with deleting packages that are outdated or no longer maintained but now I can't even list what those packages could be.

Command that failed

brew cask list

Output of command with --force --verbose --debug

Error: ambiguous option: -v
Follow the instructions here:
  https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask#reporting-bugs
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/options.rb:63:in `process_arguments'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/abstract_command.rb:41:in `initialize'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/abstract_command.rb:34:in `new'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd/abstract_command.rb:34:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:89:in `run_command'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:155:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:120:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:7:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:105:in `<main>'
Error: Kernel.exit
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:166:in `exit'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:166:in `rescue in run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:143:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cask/cmd.rb:120:in `run'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/cmd/cask.rb:7:in `cask'
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/brew.rb:105:in `<main>'

Output of brew cask doctor

==> Homebrew Version
>=1.7.1 (shallow or no git repository)
==> macOS
10.14.2
==> SIP
Enabled
==> Java
11.0.2
==> Gatekeeper support
Enabled
==> Homebrew Cask Install Location
<NONE>
==> Homebrew Cask Staging Location
/usr/local/Caskroom
==> Homebrew Cask Taps:
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Taps/homebrew/homebrew-cask (4107 casks)
==> Contents of $LOAD_PATH
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/ruby-macho-2.1.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/rubocop-rspec-1.32.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/rubocop-0.63.1/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/unicode-display_width-1.4.1/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/ruby-progressbar-1.10.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/rainbow-3.0.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/powerpack-0.1.2/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/plist-3.5.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/parser-2.6.0.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/parallel-1.13.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/mechanize-2.7.6/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/webrobots-0.1.2/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/ntlm-http-0.1.1/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/nokogiri-1.10.1/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/extensions/universal-darwin-18/2.3.0/nokogiri-1.10.1
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/mini_portile2-2.4.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/net-http-persistent-3.0.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/net-http-digest_auth-1.4.1/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/mime-types-3.2.2/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/mime-types-data-3.2018.0812/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/jaro_winkler-1.5.2/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/extensions/universal-darwin-18/2.3.0/jaro_winkler-1.5.2
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/http-cookie-1.0.3/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/domain_name-0.5.20180417/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/unf-0.1.4/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/unf_ext-0.0.7.5/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/extensions/universal-darwin-18/2.3.0/unf_ext-0.0.7.5
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/connection_pool-2.2.2/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/backports-3.11.4/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/ast-2.4.0/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/activesupport-5.2.2/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/tzinfo-1.2.5/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/thread_safe-0.3.6/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/minitest-5.11.3/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/i18n-1.5.3/lib
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/vendor/bundle-standalone/bundler/../ruby/2.3.0/gems/concurrent-ruby-1.1.4/lib
/Library/Ruby/Gems/2.3.0/gems/did_you_mean-1.0.0/lib
/Library/Ruby/Site/2.3.0
/Library/Ruby/Site/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin18
/Library/Ruby/Site/2.3.0/universal-darwin18
/Library/Ruby/Site
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.3.0
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin18
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/2.3.0/universal-darwin18
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/x86_64-darwin18
/System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.framework/Versions/2.3/usr/lib/ruby/2.3.0/universal-darwin18
/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew
==> Environment Variables
LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8"
PATH="/usr/local/Homebrew/Library/Homebrew/shims/scm:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin"
SHELL="/bin/bash"

Output of brew tap

coin-or-tools/coinor
dpo/openblas
homebrew/boneyard
homebrew/cask
homebrew/completions
homebrew/core
homebrew/games
homebrew/versions
homebrew/x11

[oori]

Same here.
I'm not sure if related, but I ran: brew update successfully and got Auto packing the repository in background for optimum performance., after which, I directly ran brew cask outdated and got the error @SplashDance reported: Error: Cask 'qlimagesize' definition is invalid: Token '{:v1=>"qlimagesize"}' in header line does not match the file name.

[SplashDance]

Ultimately, I ended up becoming so frustrated that I removed the qlimagesize directory entirely, and since then have not had any problems.

I guess right now I'm just trying to figure out why the code mentioned in the previous post didn't work for me (shown in its entirety below); whether there was a better way to fix my issue than merely a forced removal (i.e. using homebrew); and if there was anything wrong with my approach (or anything I should be mindful of going forward).

# Remove all Caskroom/package/.metadata/version/timestamp directories that contain old style casks:
$ grep "cask :v1 =>" --files-with-match /usr/local/Caskroom/*/.metadata/*/*/Casks/*.rb | xargs -n1 dirname | xargs -n1 dirname | xargs rm -r

# Remove all Caskroom/package/.metadata/version directories that no longer have any children:
$ find /usr/local/Caskroom/*/.metadata -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -empty -delete

# Remove all Caskroom/package/version directories that no longer have a corresponding metadata directory:
for f in /usr/local/Caskroom/*/* ; do
  package="$(basename "$(dirname "${f}")")"
  version="$(basename "${f}")"
  test -e "/usr/local/Caskroom/${package}/.metadata/${version}" || rm -rf "/usr/local/Caskroom/${package}/${version}"
done

[vitorgalvao]

Use @SplashDance’s solution.

The qlimagesize cask had to be removed because the maintainer no longer provides compiled packages. It’s a shame to see that cask go, but we have no choice.

Presumably the error is due to an old installed version. We should handle this better in the future.

[oori]

yeah, plain old rm -rf /usr/local/Caskroom/qlimagesize does magic ;)

[rickyngan]

I ran rm -rf /usr/local/Caskroom/betterzipql in order to get rid of the error