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* [2 Installation](#section_2)
* [2.1 Upgrading an existing installation](#section_2.1)
* [2.2 Homebrew on Mac OS X](#section_2.2)
* [2.3 Neckbeard Configuration](#section_2.3)
* [3 Usage](#section_3)
* [3.1 rbenv global](#section_3.1)
* [3.2 rbenv local](#section_3.2)
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## <a name="section_2"></a> 2 Installation
rbenv is a young project, so for now you must install it from source.
**Compatibility note**: rbenv is _incompatible_ with rvm. Things will appear to work until you try to install a gem. The problem is that rvm actually overrides the `gem` command with a shell function! Please remove any references to rvm before using rbenv.
**Compatibility note**: rbenv is _incompatible_ with rvm. Things will
appear to work until you try to install a gem. The problem is that
rvm actually overrides the `gem` command with a shell function!
Please remove any references to rvm before using rbenv.
### Basic GitHub checkout
This will get you going with the latest version of rbenv and make it easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
1. Check out rbenv into `~/.rbenv`.
$ cd
$ git clone git://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv.git .rbenv
2. Add `~/.rbenv/bin` to your `$PATH` for access to the `rbenv`
command-line utility.
2. Add `~/.rbenv/bin` to your `$PATH` for access to the `rbenv` command-line utility.
$ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> .bash_profile
zsh users should add this line to `.zshrc` instead:
**ZSH note**: Modifiy your `~/.zshrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
$ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> .zshrc
3. Add rbenv's shims directory to your `$PATH` and set up Bash
autocompletion. (If you prefer not to load rbenv in your shell, you
can manually add `$HOME/.rbenv/shims` to your path in step 2.)
3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion.
$ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> .bash_profile
zsh users should add this line to `.zshrc` instead:
$ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> .zshrc
4. Restart your shell so the path changes take effect. You can now
begin using rbenv.
4. Restart your shell so the path changes take effect. You can now begin using rbenv.
$ exec $SHELL
5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to
install Ruby 1.9.2-p290, download and unpack the source, then run:
5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to install Ruby 1.9.2-p290, download and unpack the source, then run:
$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/.rbenv/versions/1.9.2-p290
$ make
$ make install
The [ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build)
provides an `rbenv install` command that simplifies the process of
installing new Ruby versions to:
The [ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build) provides an `rbenv install` command that simplifies the process of installing new Ruby versions to:
$ rbenv install 1.9.2-p290
6. Rebuild the shim binaries. You should do this any time you install
a new Ruby binary (for example, when installing a new Ruby version, or
when installing a gem that provides a binary).
6. Rebuild the shim binaries. You should do this any time you install a new Ruby binary (for example, when installing a new Ruby version, or when installing a gem that provides a binary).
$ rbenv rehash
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### <a name="section_2.2"></a> 2.2 Homebrew on Mac OS X
You can also install rbenv using the
[Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/) package manager on Mac OS
X.
You can also install rbenv using the [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/) package manager on Mac OS X.
$ brew update
$ brew install rbenv
$ brew install ruby-build
You'll need to add rbenv's shims directory to your path afterwards
(installation step 3 above). Follow the instructions above for
installing Ruby versions. (The ruby-build package can be installed
with Homebrew as well.)
The same commands can be used for upgrading.
Afterwards you'll still need to add `eval "$(rbenv init -)"` to your profile as stated in the caveats. You'll only ever have to do this once.
### <a name="section_2.3"></a> 2.3 Neckbeard Configuration
Skip this section unless you must know what every line in your shell profile is doing.
`rbenv init` is the only command that crosses the line of loading extra commands into your shell. Coming from rvm, some of you might be opposed to this idea.
Heres what `rbenv init` actually does:
1. Sets up your shims path. This is the only requirement for rbenv to functional properly. You can do this by hand by prepending `~/.rbenv/shims` to your `$PATH`.
2. Installs autocompletion. This is entirely optional but pretty useful. Sourcing `~/.rbenv/completions/rbenv.bash` will set that up. There is also a `~/.rbenv/completions/rbenv.zsh` for ZSH users.
3. Initial rehash. From time to time you'll need to rebuild you're shim files. Doing this on init makes sure everything is up to date. `rbenv rehash` can always be ran manually.
4. Install sh dispatcher. This bit is also optional but allows rbenv and plugins to change variables in your current shell. This makes commands like `rbenv shell` possible. This doesn't do anything crazy like override `cd` or hack your shell prompt. But for some reason you may need `rbenv` to be a real script rather than a shell function.
Run `rbenv init -` for yourself to see exactly whats its doing.
## <a name="section_3"></a> 3 Usage

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## Installation ##
rbenv is a young project, so for now you must install it from source.
**Compatibility note**: rbenv is _incompatible_ with rvm. Things will appear to work until you try to install a gem. The problem is that rvm actually overrides the `gem` command with a shell function! Please remove any references to rvm before using rbenv.
**Compatibility note**: rbenv is _incompatible_ with rvm. Things will
appear to work until you try to install a gem. The problem is that
rvm actually overrides the `gem` command with a shell function!
Please remove any references to rvm before using rbenv.
### Basic GitHub checkout
This will get you going with the latest version of rbenv and make it easy to fork and contribute any changes back upstream.
1. Check out rbenv into `~/.rbenv`.
$ cd
$ git clone git://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv.git .rbenv
2. Add `~/.rbenv/bin` to your `$PATH` for access to the `rbenv`
command-line utility.
2. Add `~/.rbenv/bin` to your `$PATH` for access to the `rbenv` command-line utility.
$ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> .bash_profile
zsh users should add this line to `.zshrc` instead:
**ZSH note**: Modifiy your `~/.zshrc` file instead of `~/.bash_profile`.
$ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> .zshrc
3. Add rbenv's shims directory to your `$PATH` and set up Bash
autocompletion. (If you prefer not to load rbenv in your shell, you
can manually add `$HOME/.rbenv/shims` to your path in step 2.)
3. Add rbenv init to your shell to enable shims and autocompletion.
$ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> .bash_profile
zsh users should add this line to `.zshrc` instead:
$ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> .zshrc
4. Restart your shell so the path changes take effect. You can now
begin using rbenv.
4. Restart your shell so the path changes take effect. You can now begin using rbenv.
$ exec $SHELL
5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to
install Ruby 1.9.2-p290, download and unpack the source, then run:
5. Install Ruby versions into `~/.rbenv/versions`. For example, to install Ruby 1.9.2-p290, download and unpack the source, then run:
$ ./configure --prefix=$HOME/.rbenv/versions/1.9.2-p290
$ make
$ make install
The [ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build)
provides an `rbenv install` command that simplifies the process of
installing new Ruby versions to:
The [ruby-build](https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build) provides an `rbenv install` command that simplifies the process of installing new Ruby versions to:
$ rbenv install 1.9.2-p290
6. Rebuild the shim binaries. You should do this any time you install
a new Ruby binary (for example, when installing a new Ruby version, or
when installing a gem that provides a binary).
6. Rebuild the shim binaries. You should do this any time you install a new Ruby binary (for example, when installing a new Ruby version, or when installing a gem that provides a binary).
$ rbenv rehash
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### Homebrew on Mac OS X ###
You can also install rbenv using the
[Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/) package manager on Mac OS
X.
You can also install rbenv using the [Homebrew](http://mxcl.github.com/homebrew/) package manager on Mac OS X.
$ brew update
$ brew install rbenv
$ brew install ruby-build
You'll need to add rbenv's shims directory to your path afterwards
(installation step 3 above). Follow the instructions above for
installing Ruby versions. (The ruby-build package can be installed
with Homebrew as well.)
The same commands can be used for upgrading.
Afterwards you'll still need to add `eval "$(rbenv init -)"` to your profile as stated in the caveats. You'll only ever have to do this once.
### Neckbeard Configuration ###
Skip this section unless you must know what every line in your shell profile is doing.
`rbenv init` is the only command that crosses the line of loading extra commands into your shell. Coming from rvm, some of you might be opposed to this idea.
Heres what `rbenv init` actually does:
1. Sets up your shims path. This is the only requirement for rbenv to functional properly. You can do this by hand by prepending `~/.rbenv/shims` to your `$PATH`.
2. Installs autocompletion. This is entirely optional but pretty useful. Sourcing `~/.rbenv/completions/rbenv.bash` will set that up. There is also a `~/.rbenv/completions/rbenv.zsh` for ZSH users.
3. Initial rehash. From time to time you'll need to rebuild you're shim files. Doing this on init makes sure everything is up to date. `rbenv rehash` can always be ran manually.
4. Install sh dispatcher. This bit is also optional but allows rbenv and plugins to change variables in your current shell. This makes commands like `rbenv shell` possible. This doesn't do anything crazy like override `cd` or hack your shell prompt. But for some reason you may need `rbenv` to be a real script rather than a shell function.
Run `rbenv init -` for yourself to see exactly whats its doing.
## Usage ##