Usage
rvm Action [Implementation] [Flags] [Options]
Action
* usage - show this usage information
use - setup current shell to use a specific ruby version
info - show information for current ruby
list - show currently installed versions
reload - reload rvm source itself (useful after changing rvm source)
implode - removes all ruby installations it manages, everything in ~/.rvm
update - upgrades rvm to the latest version.
reset - remove default and current settings, exit the shell.
(If you experience odd behavior try this first)
debug - emit environment & configuration information for *current* ruby
install - install one or many ruby versions
uninstall - uninstall one or many ruby versions, leaves their sources
remove - uninstall one or many ruby versions and remove their sources
ruby - runs a named ruby file against specified and/or all rubies
gem - runs a gem command using selected ruby's 'gem'
rake - runs a rake task against specified and/or all rubies
tests - runs 'rake test' across selected ruby versions
specs - runs 'rake spec' across selected ruby versions
gems - gems(ets): http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/gemsets/#managing
gemdir - switch to gem directory for installation (new login shell)
srcdir - switch to src directory for the current ruby installation
Implementation
* ruby - MRI/YARV Ruby (The Standard), defaults to 1.8.6
jruby - JRuby
rbx - rubinius
ree - ruby Enterprise Edition
macruby - MacRuby (Mac OS X Only)
maglev - Gemstone Ruby
ironruby - IronRuby
mput - shyouhei(mput)'s github repository
system - use the system ruby (eg. pre-rvm state)
default - use rvm set default ruby and system if it hasn't been set.
Flags
--head - with update, updates rvm to git head version.
--rubygems - with update, updates rubygems for selected ruby
--default - with ruby select, sets a default ruby for new shells.
--debug - Toggle debug mode on for very verbose output.
--force - Force install, removes old install & source before install.
--all - Used with 'rvm list' to display 'most' available versions.
--dump - Used with gemset to dump the current ruby's gemset.
--load - Used with gemset to load a specified gemset file
--summary - Used with rubydo to print out a summary of the commands run.
--jit - Used with rubinius install to build with JIT
--latest - with gemset --dump skips version strings for latest gem.
--reconfigure - Force ./configure on install even if Makefile already exists.
Options
-v|--version - Emit rvm version loaded for current shell
-h|--help - Emit this output and exit
-l|--level - patch level to use with rvm use / install
--tag - subersion tag to use
--rev - repository revision # to use or 'head' for
--prefix - path for all rvm files (~/.rvm/), with trailing slash!
--bin - path for binaries to be placed (~/.rvm/bin/)
--source - src directory to use (~/.rvm/src/)
--archives - directory for downladed files (~/.rvm/archives/)
-S - Specify a script file to attempt to load and run (rubydo)
-e - Execute code from the command line.
-G|--gems - root gem path to use
-C|--configure - custom configure options, comma separated
default: --enable-shared=true
--reconfigure - Force installer to re-run configure if already run
--make - custom make command
--make-install - custom make install command
--nice - process niceness (for slow computers, default 0)
-m|--gem-set - use a named gem set, instead of the default set.
--rm-gem-set - Remove a named gem set
--ree-options - Options passed directly to ree's './installer' on the command line.
Resources:
http://rvm.beginrescueend.com/
https://www.pivotaltracker.com/projects/26822