QUEST LOG · March 26, 2019· UPDATED June 2, 2026
Rails Logs: The rvm not a function Bug When Setting Up a Ruby Environment
# Getting this error
When you get the
rvm not a functionerror message, even thoughrvm pathis clearly set in your .zshrc, and this weird problem shows up
ruby
error:Warning! PATH is not properly set up, '/home/me/.rvm/gems/ruby-2.x.x-p247/bin' is not available, usually this is caused by shell initialization files
# Here's the fix
Shell
rvm reset
rvm version
Once running rvm version no longer throws rvm not a function, the problem is solved
It's caused by rvm not being bound to, or defaulted to, the correct version
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