https://github.com/tpope/rbenv-aliases

Create aliases for rbenv Ruby versions
https://github.com/tpope/rbenv-aliases

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Create aliases for rbenv Ruby versions

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/tpope/rbenv-aliases
• Owner: tpope
• License: mit
• Created: 2013-02-24T20:19:52.000Z (almost 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-02-10T21:20:06.000Z (almost 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-14T04:12:54.339Z (23 days ago)
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 29.3 KB
• Stars: 127
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 18
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.markdown
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.markdown
  • License: MIT-LICENSE

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# Aliases for rbenv Ruby versions

Invoke `rbenv alias  ` to make a symbolic link from `` to

`` in the [rbenv][] versions directory, effectively creating an

alias.  The cool part is that if you pass in a point release as the name, you

can give `--auto` to link to the latest installed patch level.  For example,

`rbenv alias 1.8.7 --auto` will automatically create an alias from `1.8.7` to

`1.8.7-p371` (or whatever the most recent version you have installed is).

Plus, if you're using [ruby-build][], `rbenv install A.B.C-pXXX` automatically

invokes `rbenv alias A.B.C --auto`, so you'll always have up to date aliases

for point releases.

Whether it's a good idea to use these aliases in a `.ruby-version` file, I

cannot say.  I created this plugin to find out.  If your only concern is

having to reinstall gems every time you install a new patch release, check out

[rbenv-communal-gems][].

## Installation

    mkdir -p "$(rbenv root)/plugins"

    git clone https://github.com/tpope/rbenv-aliases.git \

      "$(rbenv root)/plugins/rbenv-aliases" &&\

    rbenv alias --auto

[rbenv]: https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv

[ruby-build]: https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build

[rbenv-communal-gems]: https://github.com/tpope/rbenv-communal-gems