RVM is the Ruby enVironment Manager (rvm).
It manages Ruby application environments and switching between them.
rvm [Flags] [Options] Action [Implementation[,Implementation[,...]]
- –default
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with ‘rvm use X’, sets the default ruby for new shells to X.
- –debug
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Toggle debug mode on for very verbose output.
- –trace
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Toggle trace mode on to see EVERYTHING rvm is doing.
- –force
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Force install, removes old install & source before install.
- –summary
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Used with rubydo to print out a summary of the commands run.
- –latest
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with gemset –dump skips version strings for latest gem.
- –gems
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with uninstall/remove removes gems with the interpreter.
- –docs
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with install, attempt to generate ri after installation.
- –reconfigure
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Force ./configure on install even if Makefile already exists.
- -v|–version
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Emit rvm version loaded for current shell
- -l|–level
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patch level to use with rvm use / install
- –bin
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path for binaries to be placed (~/.rvm/bin/)
- -S
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Specify a script file to attempt to load and run (rubydo)
- -e
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Execute code from the command line.
- –gems
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Used to set the ‘gems_flag’, use with ‘remove’ to remove gems
- –archive
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Used to set the ‘archive_flag’, use with ‘remove’ to remove archive
- –patch
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With MRI Rubies you may specify one or more full paths to patches for multiple, specify comma separated:
--patch /.../.../a.patch[%prefix],/.../.../.../b.patch
‘prefix’ is an optional argument, which will be bypassed to the ‘-p’ argument of the ‘patch’ command. It is separated from patch file name with ‘%’ symbol.
- -C|–configure
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custom configure options. If you need to pass several configure options then append them comma separated:
-C --...,--...,--...
- –nice
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process niceness (for slow computers, default 0)
- –ree-options
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Options passed directly to ree’s ‘./installer’ on the command line.
- –with-rubies
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Specifies a string for rvm to attempt to expand for set operations.
(Note that for most actions, ‘rvm help action-name’ may provide more information.)
- usage
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show this usage information
- version
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show the rvm version installed in rvm_path
- use
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setup current shell to use a specific ruby version
- reload
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reload rvm source itself (useful after changing rvm source)
- implode
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(seppuku) removes the rvm installation completely.
This means everything in $rvm_path (~/.rvm || /usr/local/rvm).
This does not touch your profiles. However, this means that you must manually clean up your profiles and remove the lines which source RVM.
- get
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{head,stable} upgrades rvm to latest head or stable version.
Check ‘rvm help get’ for more details.
(If you experience bugs try this first with head version, then ask for help in #rvm on irc.freenode.net and hang around)
- reset
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remove current and stored default & system settings.
(If you experience odd behavior try this second)
- info
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show the current environment information for current ruby
- current
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print the current ruby version and the name of any gemset being used.
- debug
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show info plus additional information for common issues
- install
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install one or many ruby versions
See also: rvm.beginrescueend.com/rubies/installing/
- uninstall
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uninstall one or many ruby versions, leaves their sources
- remove
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uninstall one or many ruby versions and remove their sources
- migrate
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Lets you migrate all gemsets from one ruby to another.
- upgrade
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Lets you upgrade from one version of a ruby to another, including migrating your gemsets semi-automatically.
- wrapper
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generates a set of wrapper executables for a given ruby with the specified ruby and gemset combination. Used under the hood for passenger support and the like.
- cleanup
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Lets you remove stale source folders / archives and other miscellaneous data associated with rvm.
- repair
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Lets you repair parts of your environment e.g. wrappers, env files and and similar files (e.g. general maintenance).
- snapshot
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Lets your backup / restore an rvm installation in a lightweight manner.
- disk-usage
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Tells you how much disk space rvm install is using.
- tools
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Provides general information about the ruby environment, primarily useful when scripting rvm.
- docs
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Tools to make installing ri and rdoc documentation easier.
- rvmrc
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Tools related to managing rvmrc trust and loading.
- do
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runs an arbitrary command against specified and/or all rubies
- tests
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runs ‘rake test’ across selected ruby versions
- specs
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runs ‘rake spec’ across selected ruby versions
- monitor
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Monitor cwd for testing, run ‘rake {spec,test}` on changes.
- gemset
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gemsets: rvm.beginrescueend.com/gemsets/
- rubygems
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Switches the installed version of rubygems for the current ruby.
- gemdir
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display the path to the current gem directory (GEM_HOME).
- srcdir
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display the path to rvm source directory (may be yanked)
- fetch
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Performs an archive / src fetch only of the selected ruby.
- list
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show currently installed rubies, interactive output.
- pkg
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Install a dependency package {readline,iconv,zlib,openssl}
- notes
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Display notes, with operating system specifics.
- export
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Temporarily set an environment variable in the current shell.
- unexport
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Undo changes made to the environment by ‘rvm export’.
- requirements
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Shows additional OS specific dependencies/requirements for building various rubies.
- ruby
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MRI/YARV Ruby (The Gold Standard) {1.8.6,1.8.7,1.9.1,1.9.2…}
- jruby
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JRuby, Ruby interpreter on the Java Virtual Machine.
- rbx
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Rubinius
- ree
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Ruby Enterprise Edition, MRI Ruby with several custom patches for performance, stability, and memory.
- macruby
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MacRuby, insanely fast, can make real apps (Mac OS X Only).
- maglev
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GemStone Ruby, awesome persistent ruby object store.
- ironruby
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IronRuby, NOT supported yet. Looking for volunteers to help.
- system
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use the system ruby (eg. pre-rvm state)
- default
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use rvm set default ruby and system if it hasn’t been set.
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