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does rbenv set the PATH variable to point to the correct ruby?

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Did you execute all the step in the installation instructions https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv? I.e. did you add the required snippets to your shell startup (.bash_profile) and so forth?

If you followed the instructions, could you provide the output of rbenv versions and which -a ruby for a start?

EDIT:

rbenv rehash seems to be what generates the shims. This must be executed every time you install a new ruby version. How did you install the rubies? With ruby-build, as recommended in the installation instructions?

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GitHub

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Did you execute all the step in the installation instructions https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv? I.e. did you add the required snippets to your shell startup (.bash_profile) and so forth?

If you followed the instructions, could you provide the output of rbenv versions and which -a ruby for a start?

EDIT:

rbenv rehash seems to be what generates the shims. This must be executed every time you install a new ruby version. How did you install the rubies? With ruby-build, as recommended in the installation instructions?

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When I encountered this error, all I had to do was to make sure that $PATH had shims prior to system version of ruby like so: ~/.rbenv/shims:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin

Javierjulio

javierjulio.com › rbenv

rbenv - Simple Ruby Version Management - Javier Julio

Add ~/.rbenv/bin to your $PATH for access to the rbenv command-line utility.

Schlink's Docs

sts10.github.io › docs › lubuntu › rbenv-on-lubuntu.html

Using Rbenv - Schlink's Docs

Following instructions from the init script run, I added eval "$(rbenv init -)" to my ~/.bashrc, just below the export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH" line that we added with the echo command above.

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com › questions › 40199156 › why-do-i-need-to-add-rbenv-bin-to-my-path

ruby - Why do I need to add ~/.rbenv/bin to my path? - Stack Overflow

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I had the following in my .zshrc

export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(rbenv init -)"

But I only needed the bottom line

# export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"
eval "$(rbenv init -)"

GitHub

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Quick guide to installing rbenv · GitHub

# Clone rbenv into ~/.rbenv git clone git@github.com:sstephenson/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv # Add rbenv to your PATH # NOTE: rbenv is *NOT* compatible with rvm, so you'll need to # remove rvm from your profile if it's present.

Devhints

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rbenv cheatsheet

git clone https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv git clone https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build.git ~/.rbenv/plugins/ruby-build · echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile

GitHub

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How to edit path · rbenv/rbenv Wiki · GitHub

Explicitly define PATH at the top of your crontab file: PATH=/Users/mislav/.rbenv/shims:/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin

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Programming Zen

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Installing rbenv on Zsh (on MacOS) | Programming Zen

November 12, 2020 - To ensure that rbenv is correctly loaded when we start a new shell, I had to edit a couple of files. I added the following line to .zshenv: ... This adds gem-specific binaries to the PATH so that they are accessible to the shell without fully qualifying them with their path.

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Salt Project

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salt.states.rbenv - Saltproject.io

Use the rbenv.root configuration option to set the path for rbenv if you want a system wide install that is not in a user home dir.

GitHub

github.com › rbenv › rbenv › issues › 1217

Trying to install rbenv but running into this problem: "Checking for rbenv shims in PATH: not found" · Issue #1217 · rbenv/rbenv

January 31, 2020 - First I tried to auto install with wget -q https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv-installer/raw/master/bin/rbenv-installer -O- | bash. I think it didn't work as expected because when the rbenv doctor script ran, it said my rbenv directory was in /home/[my name]/.rbenv but not in PATH. I added it to PATH by running echo 'export PATH="/home/[my name]/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc.

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Shapeshed

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Using rbenv to manage rubies | George Ornbo

September 19, 2024 - set :default_environment, { 'PATH' => "/home/youruser/.rbenv/shims:/home/youruser/.rbenv/bin:$PATH" } This loads rbenv into the shell that capistrano uses. That’s pretty much all you need to use your rbenv installed ruby.

Stack Overflow

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ruby - Can't figure out how to add rbenv shims to $PATH - Stack Overflow

If someone provides an answer on how to add what I need to PATH, please be explicit with instructions to do so. ... There is no such thing as a PATH file. You set up your PATH in the zsh initialization files, typically .zshrc. AFIK, you can copy & paste the output of rbenv init - zsh to an appropriate plac of your .zshrc.

Linux Mint Forums

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Adding rbenv to PATH [solved] - Linux Mint Forums

I have followed this guys advice: http://hibbard.eu/how-to-install-rbenv- ... mint-17-1/ but have run into a problem. I'm fine until I get up to trying to add ~/.rbenv.bin to PATH using: echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc and adding rbenv to shell using: echo 'eval "$(rbenv ...

Better Stack

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Getting Started with rbenv | Better Stack Community

September 30, 2025 - echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc echo 'eval "$(rbenv init - zsh)"' >> ~/.zshrc · The first line adds rbenv's executable to your PATH, making the rbenv command available.

SitePoint

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Up and Running with rbenv — SitePoint

November 11, 2024 - $ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc · We then need to add rbenv init to our shell to enable shims and autocompletion.

GitHub

github.com › rbenv › rbenv › issues › 523

README: Do we still need to manually add rbenv to $PATH? · Issue #523 · rbenv/rbenv

December 31, 2013 - I've removed $HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH, and it still seems to work with just /Users/kevinsuttle/.rbenv/shims in my path (added automatically it seems).

Author kevinSuttle

Stack Overflow

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ruby - How to set path correctly from RBENV shims on Mac M1 with zsh - Stack Overflow

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Got it working: I need to run echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.zshrc

Stack Overflow

stackoverflow.com › questions › 37732097 › how-can-i-change-the-path-that-rbenv-init-uses

ruby - How can I change the path that "rbenv init" uses? - Stack Overflow

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Have you trying setting RBENV_ROOT as documented in the rbenv README?

export RBENV_ROOT=/opt/rbenv
eval "$(rbenv init -)"

Team Treehouse

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Installing rbenv (How To) | Install Rails in Production | Treehouse

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We're going to use a program called `rbenv` (short for "RuBy ENVironment") to install and manage our Ruby interpreter on this system. Let's install `rbenv` now. ... $ git clone https://github.com/rbenv/rbenv.git ~/.rbenv (No need for sudo) $ echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.rbenv/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile $ ~/.rbenv/bin/rbenv init $ echo 'eval "$(rbenv init -)"' >> ~/.bash_profile

Published February 15, 2017