Alias
RVM allows you to alias your rubies for your convenience and pleasure.
Usage rvm [options] alias source destination
Source and Destination must be an RVM ruby string representing an RVM installed ruby.
A gemset may be optionally included.
Creating Aliases
First select an RVM ruby.
$ rvm alias create php ree-1.8.7-p2010.01
Using Aliases
Now that you have created an alias, you can use the alias in place of the longer rvm selector string.
$ rvm use php
$ ruby -v
ruby 1.8.7 (2009-12-24 patchlevel 248) [i686-darwin10.3.0], MBARI 0x6770, Ruby Enterprise Edition 2010.01
If you use any aliases that are rather funny, please hop in #rvm and let us know :)
Deleting Aliases
If you wish to delete an alias
$ rvm alias delete dotnet
Listing Aliases
You can also list all current aliases
$ rvm alias list
php => ree-1.8.7-p2010.01
lisp => maglev-head
python => rbx-head
Managing Generic Ruby Versions
You can use aliases to set a specific ruby patchlevel for a generic ruby
version. This is useful if you have upgraded RVM and can no longer switch
to the requested ruby. For example, if your project specifies
ruby-1.9.3@my-project you can do this:
$ cd my-project/
ruby-1.9.3-p448 is not installed.
To install do: 'rvm install ruby-1.9.3-p448'
$ rvm alias create ruby-1.9.3 ruby-1.9.3-p429
Creating alias ruby-1.9.3 for ruby-1.9.3-p429.
Recording alias ruby-1.9.3 for ruby-1.9.3-p429.
$ cd .
$ ruby -v
ruby 1.9.3p429 (2013-05-15 revision 40747) [x86_64-linux]
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