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rbenv

brew install rbenv v1.3.2 MIT

Ruby version manager that sets per-project or per-shell Ruby interpreters without modifying system binaries.

Why you might care

rbenv lets you maintain multiple Ruby versions side-by-side and switch between them per-directory (via .ruby-version files) or session, similar to nvm for Node.js. It's lightweight, POSIX-compliant, and integrates cleanly with your shell PATH; essential if you work across Ruby projects with different version requirements.

Categories

version-control language-runtime shell

Alternatives

rvm asdf chruby
8.8k
30-day installs · #383
29.4k
90-day · #400
196.2k
365-day · #285

Runtime dependencies

ruby-build

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