RVM Cheatsheet

Updating RVM

• rvm get stable

Install Ruby Dependencies

• rvm requirements

List known rubies

• rvm list known

Installing Ruby

• rvm install x.x.x # do this inside the directory where you want to use this version of Ruby

Environment info

• rvm list # show installed versions of ruby
• rvm gemset list # show list of available gemsets associated with the current Ruby version

Set Default Ruby

rvm --default use x.x.x example: rvm --default use 2.1.1

Switching between gemsets

• example: rvm gemset use global or rvm gemset use deafult

Creating a new gemset

• rvm use ruby-2.0.0@my-app --create
• gem install rails # install rails into the newly-created gemset

Creating a sticky gemset

• rvm use ruby-2.0.0@my-app --ruby-version ...do this inside the rails project folder (you can confirm by looking for the dotfiles that RVM creates in the directory)

Additional Resources

• RVM Cheatsheet