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# RVM is not the only Ruby enVironment Manager

Other implementations allowing you to switch your Ruby environment:

- https://github.com/postmodern/chruby (Shell)
- https://github.com/TomFreudenberg/rvm-mini (Shell)
- https://github.com/vertiginous/pik (Windows)
- https://github.com/kwatch/versionswitcher (Python)
- https://bitbucket.org/jonforums/uru (Go)
- https://github.com/jayferd/ry (Shell)
- https://github.com/terlar/fry (Fish)
- https://github.com/niw/rubies (Shell)
- https://github.com/nkryptic/sandbox (Ruby)
- https://github.com/regularfry/gemenv (Ruby)
- https://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv (Shell)
- https://github.com/HashNuke/asdf-ruby (Shell)
- https://github.com/cpetschnig/switch-ruby (Ruby)
- https://github.com/uninets/p5-Ruby-VersionManager (Perl)
- https://github.com/seattlerb/zentest (Ruby)
- http://www.dribin.org/dave/blog/archives/2006/01/07/rails_encap/ (Tutorial)
- http://www.mjwall.com/2008/08/multiple-versions-of-ruby-with-stow/ (Tutorial)
- https://github.com/hmans/rbfu (Deprecated)
- https://github.com/wilmoore/ruby-version (Deprecated)

# RVM is not the only Ruby Version Manager

Other implementations allowing to install new Ruby versions:

- you can use your system to install ruby,
  most distributions come with ruby 1.8 already installed
- https://github.com/postmodern/ruby-install (Shell)
- https://github.com/TomFreudenberg/rvm-mini (Shell)
- https://github.com/vertiginous/pik (Windows)
- https://github.com/kwatch/versionswitcher (Python)
- https://github.com/jayferd/ry (Shell)
- https://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build (Shell)
- https://github.com/HashNuke/asdf-ruby (Shell)
- https://github.com/uninets/p5-Ruby-VersionManager (Perl)

# RVM IDE support

RVM is supported by the following IDE products:

- [RubyMine](http://www.jetbrains.com/ruby/)
- Vim [rvm.vim](https://github.com/tpope/vim-rvm)


# Editing
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