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import{_ as i,c as a,a2 as e,o as t}from"./chunks/framework.BQmytedh.js";const c=JSON.parse('{"title":"Getting Started","description":"","frontmatter":{},"headers":[],"relativePath":"guide/getting-started.md","filePath":"guide/getting-started.md","lastUpdated":1734536933000}'),l={name:"guide/getting-started.md"};function n(h,s,o,p,d,r){return t(),a("div",null,s[0]||(s[0]=[e(`<h1 id="getting-started" tabindex="-1">Getting Started <a class="header-anchor" href="#getting-started" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Getting Started&quot;"></a></h1><p><code>asdf</code> installation involves:</p><ol><li>Installing dependencies</li><li>Downloading <code>asdf</code> core</li><li>Installing <code>asdf</code></li><li>Installing a plugin for each tool/runtime you wish to manage</li><li>Installing a version of the tool/runtime</li><li>Setting global and project versions via <code>.tool-versions</code> config files</li></ol><h2 id="_1-install-dependencies" tabindex="-1">1. Install Dependencies <a class="header-anchor" href="#_1-install-dependencies" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;1. Install Dependencies&quot;"></a></h2><p>asdf primarily requires <code>git</code> &amp; <code>curl</code>. Here is a <em>non-exhaustive</em> list of commands to run for <em>your</em> package manager (some might automatically install these tools in later steps).</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>OS</th><th>Package Manager</th><th>Command</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>linux</td><td>Aptitude</td><td><code>apt install curl git</code></td></tr><tr><td>linux</td><td>DNF</td><td><code>dnf install curl git</code></td></tr><tr><td>linux</td><td>Pacman</td><td><code>pacman -S curl git</code></td></tr><tr><td>linux</td><td>Zypper</td><td><code>zypper install curl git</code></td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td><td>Homebrew</td><td><code>brew install coreutils curl git</code></td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td><td>Spack</td><td><code>spack install coreutils curl git</code></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="tip custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title">Note</p><p><code>sudo</code> may be required depending on your system configuration.</p></div><h2 id="_2-download-asdf" tabindex="-1">2. Download asdf <a class="header-anchor" href="#_2-download-asdf" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;2. Download asdf&quot;"></a></h2><h3 id="official-download" tabindex="-1">Official Download <a class="header-anchor" href="#official-download" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Official Download&quot;"></a></h3><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">git</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> clone</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf.git</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --branch</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> v0.15.0</span></span></code></pre></div><h3 id="community-supported-download-methods" tabindex="-1">Community Supported Download Methods <a class="header-anchor" href="#community-supported-download-methods" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Community Supported Download Methods&quot;"></a></h3><p>We highly recommend using the official <code>git</code> method.</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>Method</th><th>Command</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Homebrew</td><td><code>brew install asdf</code></td></tr><tr><td>Pacman</td><td><code>git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/asdf-vm.git &amp;&amp; cd asdf-vm &amp;&amp; makepkg -si</code> or use your preferred <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/AUR_helpers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AUR helper</a></td></tr></tbody></table><h2 id="_3-install-asdf" tabindex="-1">3. Install asdf <a class="header-anchor" href="#_3-install-asdf" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;3. Install asdf&quot;"></a></h2><p>There are many different combinations of Shells, OSs &amp; Installation methods all of which affect the configuration here. Expand the selection below that best matches your system.</p><p><strong>macOS users, be sure to read the warning about <code>path_helper</code> at the end of this section.</strong></p><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Bash &amp; Git</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.bashrc</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/asdf.sh&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions must be configured by adding the following to your <code>.bashrc</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Bash &amp; Git (macOS)</summary><p>If using <strong>macOS Catalina or newer</strong>, the default shell has changed to <strong>ZSH</strong>. Unless changing back to Bash, follow the ZSH instructions.</p><p>Add the following to <code>~/.bash_profile</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/asdf.sh&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions must be configured manually with the following entry in your <code>.bash_profile</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Bash &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.sh</code> to your <code>~/.bashrc</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/libexec/asdf.sh</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.bashrc</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions will need to be <a href="https://docs.brew.sh/Shell-Completion#configuring-completions-in-bash" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">configured as per Homebrew&#39;s instructions</a> or with the following:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/etc/bash_completion.d/asdf.bash</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.bashrc</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Bash &amp; Homebrew (macOS)</summary><p>If using <strong>macOS Catalina or newer</strong>, the default shell has changed to <strong>ZSH</strong>. Unless changing back to Bash, follow the ZSH instructions.</p><p>Add <code>asdf.sh</code> to your <code>~/.bash_profile</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/libexec/asdf.sh</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.bash_profile</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions will need to be <a href="https://docs.brew.sh/Shell-Completion#configuring-completions-in-bash" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">configured as per Homebrew&#39;s instructions</a> or with the following:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/etc/bash_completion.d/asdf.bash</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.bash_profile</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Bash &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.bashrc</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.sh</span></span></code></pre></div><p><a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/bash#Common_programs_and_options" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><code>bash-completion</code></a> needs to be installed for the completions to work.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Fish &amp; Git</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.config/fish/config.fish</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">source</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.asdf/asdf.fish</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions must be configured manually with the following command:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">mkdir</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -p</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/fish/completions</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">; </span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">and</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ln</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -s</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.asdf/completions/asdf.fish</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/fish/completions</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Fish &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.fish</code> to your <code>~/.config/fish/config.fish</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\nsource &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">)</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;/libexec/asdf.fish&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/fish/config.fish</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are <a href="https://docs.brew.sh/Shell-Completion#configuring-completions-in-fish" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">handled by Homebrew for the Fish shell</a>. Friendly!</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Fish &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.config/fish/config.fish</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">source</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.fish</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured on installation by the AUR package.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Elvish &amp; Git</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.elv</code> to your <code>~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">mkdir</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -p</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/lib</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">; </span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">ln</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -s</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.asdf/asdf.elv</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/lib/asdf.elv</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n&quot;&#39;use asdf _asdf; var asdf~ = $_asdf:asdf~&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n&quot;&#39;set edit:completion:arg-completer[asdf] = $_asdf:arg-completer~&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Elvish &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.elv</code> to your <code>~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">mkdir</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -p</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/lib</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">; </span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">ln</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -s</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> (brew </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">--prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">)/libexec/asdf.elv </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">~</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">/.config/elvish/lib/asdf.elv</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n&quot;&#39;use asdf _asdf; var asdf~ = $_asdf:asdf~&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n&quot;&#39;set edit:completion:arg-completer[asdf] = $_asdf:arg-completer~&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Elvish &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.elv</code> to your <code>~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">mkdir</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -p</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/lib</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">; </span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">ln</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -s</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.elv</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/lib/asdf.elv</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n&quot;&#39;use asdf _asdf; var asdf~ = $_asdf:asdf~&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n&quot;&#39;set edit:completion:arg-completer[asdf] = $_asdf:arg-completer~&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/elvish/rc.elv</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>ZSH &amp; Git</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.zshrc</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/asdf.sh&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div><p><strong>OR</strong> use a ZSH Framework plugin like <a href="https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/tree/master/plugins/asdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">asdf for oh-my-zsh</a> which will source this script and setup completions.</p><p>Completions are configured by either a ZSH Framework <code>asdf</code> plugin or by adding the following to your <code>.zshrc</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"># append completions to fpath</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">fpath</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">(\${ASDF_DIR}</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/completions</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> $fpath)</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6A737D;--shiki-dark:#6A737D;"># initialise completions with ZSH&#39;s compinit</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">autoload</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -Uz</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> compinit</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> &amp;&amp; </span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">compinit</span></span></code></pre></div><ul><li>if you are using a custom <code>compinit</code> setup, ensure <code>compinit</code> is below your sourcing of <code>asdf.sh</code></li><li>if you are using a custom <code>compinit</code> setup with a ZSH Framework, ensure <code>compinit</code> is below your sourcing of the framework</li></ul><p><strong>Warning</strong></p><p>If you are using a ZSH Framework the associated <code>asdf</code> plugin may need to be updated to use the new ZSH completions properly via <code>fpath</code>. The Oh-My-ZSH asdf plugin is yet to be updated, see <a href="https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/pull/8837" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh#8837</a>.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>ZSH &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.sh</code> to your <code>~/.zshrc</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. $(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/libexec/asdf.sh&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> \${ZDOTDIR</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">:-</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">~}</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.zshrc</span></span></code></pre></div><p><strong>OR</strong> use a ZSH Framework plugin like <a href="https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/tree/master/plugins/asdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">asdf for oh-my-zsh</a> which will source this script and setup completions.</p><p>Completions are configured by either a ZSH Framework <code>asdf</code> or will need to be <a href="https://docs.brew.sh/Shell-Completion#configuring-completions-in-zsh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">configured as per Homebrew&#39;s instructions</a>. If you are using a ZSH Framework the associated plugin for asdf may need to be updated to use the new ZSH completions properly via <code>fpath</code>. The Oh-My-ZSH asdf plugin is yet to be updated, see <a href="https://github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/pull/8837" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh#8837</a>.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>ZSH &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.zshrc</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.sh</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are placed in a ZSH friendly location, but <a href="https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/zsh#Command_completion" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ZSH must be configured to use the autocompletions</a>.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>PowerShell Core &amp; Git</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/asdf.ps1&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>PowerShell Core &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.sh</code> to your <code>~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/libexec/asdf.ps1</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>PowerShell Core &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.ps1</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Nushell &amp; Git</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.nu</code> to your <code>~/.config/nushell/config.nu</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">&quot;\\n</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$env</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">.ASDF_DIR = (</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$env</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">.HOME | path join &#39;.asdf&#39;)\\n source &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> +</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> ($env.HOME </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">|</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> path</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> join</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &#39;.asdf/asdf.nu&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">) </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">|</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> save</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --append</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> $nu</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">.config-path</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Nushell &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.nu</code> to your <code>~/.config/nushell/config.nu</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">&quot;\\n</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$env</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">.ASDF_DIR = (brew --prefix asdf | str trim | into string | path join &#39;libexec&#39;)\\n source &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> +</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> (brew </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">--prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> |</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> str</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> trim</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> |</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> into</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> string</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> |</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> path</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> join</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &#39;libexec/asdf.nu&#39;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">) </span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">|</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> save</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --append</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> $nu</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">.config-path</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>Nushell &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.nu</code> to your <code>~/.config/nushell/config.nu</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">&quot;\\n</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$env</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">.ASDF_DIR = &#39;/opt/asdf-vm/&#39;\\n source /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.nu&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> |</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;"> save</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --append</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> $nu</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">.config-path</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Completions are automatically configured.</p></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>POSIX Shell &amp; Git</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.profile</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">export</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> ASDF_DIR</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf&quot;</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;">$HOME</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">/.asdf/asdf.sh&quot;</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>POSIX Shell &amp; Homebrew</summary><p>Add <code>asdf.sh</code> to your <code>~/.profile</code> with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\nexport ASDF_DIR=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/libexec/asdf.sh</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.profile</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">echo</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> -e</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> &quot;\\n. </span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">$(</span><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">brew</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;"> --prefix</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> asdf)/libexec/asdf.sh</span><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">\\&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;"> &gt;&gt;</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> ~/.profile</span></span></code></pre></div></details><details class="details custom-block"><summary>POSIX Shell &amp; Pacman</summary><p>Add the following to <code>~/.profile</code>:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">export</span><span style="--shiki-light:#24292E;--shiki-dark:#E1E4E8;"> ASDF_DIR</span><span style="--shiki-light:#D73A49;--shiki-dark:#F97583;">=</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;">&quot;/opt/asdf-vm&quot;</span></span>
<span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#005CC5;--shiki-dark:#79B8FF;">.</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> /opt/asdf-vm/asdf.sh</span></span></code></pre></div></details><p><code>asdf</code> scripts need to be sourced <strong>after</strong> you have set your <code>$PATH</code> and <strong>after</strong> you have sourced your framework (oh-my-zsh etc).</p><div class="warning custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title">WARNING</p><p>On macOS, starting a Bash or Zsh shell automatically calls a utility called <code>path_helper</code>. <code>path_helper</code> can rearrange items in <code>PATH</code> (and <code>MANPATH</code>), causing inconsistent behavior for tools that require specific ordering. To workaround this, <code>asdf</code> on macOS defaults to forcibly adding its <code>PATH</code>-entries to the front (taking highest priority). This is controllable with the <code>ASDF_FORCE_PREPEND</code> variable.</p></div><p>Restart your shell so that <code>PATH</code> changes take effect. Opening a new terminal tab will usually do it.</p><h2 id="core-installation-complete" tabindex="-1">Core Installation Complete! <a class="header-anchor" href="#core-installation-complete" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Core Installation Complete!&quot;"></a></h2><p>This completes the installation of the <code>asdf</code> core 🎉</p><p><code>asdf</code> is only useful once you install a <strong>plugin</strong>, install a <strong>tool</strong> and manage its <strong>versions</strong>. Continue the guide below to learn how to do this.</p><h2 id="_4-install-a-plugin" tabindex="-1">4. Install a Plugin <a class="header-anchor" href="#_4-install-a-plugin" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;4. Install a Plugin&quot;"></a></h2><p>For demonstration purposes we will install &amp; set <a href="https://nodejs.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Node.js</a> via the <a href="https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><code>asdf-nodejs</code></a> plugin.</p><h3 id="plugin-dependencies" tabindex="-1">Plugin Dependencies <a class="header-anchor" href="#plugin-dependencies" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Plugin Dependencies&quot;"></a></h3><p>Each plugin has dependencies so we need to check the plugin repo where they should be listed. For <code>asdf-nodejs</code> they are:</p><table tabindex="0"><thead><tr><th>OS</th><th>Dependency Installation</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Debian</td><td><code>apt-get install dirmngr gpg curl gawk</code></td></tr><tr><td>CentOS/ Rocky Linux/ AlmaLinux</td><td><code>yum install gnupg2 curl gawk</code></td></tr><tr><td>macOS</td><td><code>brew install gpg gawk</code></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We should install dependencies first as some Plugins have post-install hooks.</p><h3 id="install-the-plugin" tabindex="-1">Install the Plugin <a class="header-anchor" href="#install-the-plugin" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Install the Plugin&quot;"></a></h3><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> plugin</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> add</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> nodejs</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs.git</span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="_5-install-a-version" tabindex="-1">5. Install a Version <a class="header-anchor" href="#_5-install-a-version" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;5. Install a Version&quot;"></a></h2><p>Now we have a plugin for Node.js we can install a version of the tool.</p><p>We can see which versions are available with <code>asdf list all nodejs</code> or a subset of versions with <code>asdf list all nodejs 14</code>.</p><p>We will just install the <code>latest</code> available version:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> install</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> nodejs</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> latest</span></span></code></pre></div><div class="tip custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title">Note</p><p><code>asdf</code> enforces exact versions. <code>latest</code> is a helper throughout <code>asdf</code> that will resolve to the actual version number at the time of execution.</p></div><h2 id="_6-set-a-version" tabindex="-1">6. Set a Version <a class="header-anchor" href="#_6-set-a-version" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;6. Set a Version&quot;"></a></h2><p><code>asdf</code> performs a version lookup of a tool in all <code>.tool-versions</code> files from the current working directory up to the <code>$HOME</code> directory. The lookup occurs just-in-time when you execute a tool that <code>asdf</code> manages.</p><div class="warning custom-block"><p class="custom-block-title">WARNING</p><p>Without a version listed for a tool execution of the tool will <strong>error</strong>. <code>asdf current</code> will show you the tool &amp; version resolution, or absence of, from your current directory so you can observe which tools will fail to execute.</p></div><h3 id="global" tabindex="-1">Global <a class="header-anchor" href="#global" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Global&quot;"></a></h3><p>Global defaults are managed in <code>$HOME/.tool-versions</code>. Set a global version with:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> global</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> nodejs</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> latest</span></span></code></pre></div><p><code>$HOME/.tool-versions</code> will then look like:</p><div class="language- vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang"></span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>nodejs 16.5.0</span></span></code></pre></div><p>Some OSs already have tools installed that are managed by the system and not <code>asdf</code>, <code>python</code> is a common example. You need to tell <code>asdf</code> to pass the management back to the system. The <a href="/manage/versions.html">Versions reference section</a> will guide you.</p><h3 id="local" tabindex="-1">Local <a class="header-anchor" href="#local" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Local&quot;"></a></h3><p>Local versions are defined in the <code>$PWD/.tool-versions</code> file (your current working directory). Usually, this will be the Git repository for a project. When in your desired directory execute:</p><div class="language-shell vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang">shell</span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span style="--shiki-light:#6F42C1;--shiki-dark:#B392F0;">asdf</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> local</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> nodejs</span><span style="--shiki-light:#032F62;--shiki-dark:#9ECBFF;"> latest</span></span></code></pre></div><p><code>$PWD/.tool-versions</code> will then look like:</p><div class="language- vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang"></span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>nodejs 16.5.0</span></span></code></pre></div><h3 id="using-existing-tool-version-files" tabindex="-1">Using Existing Tool Version Files <a class="header-anchor" href="#using-existing-tool-version-files" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Using Existing Tool Version Files&quot;"></a></h3><p><code>asdf</code> supports the migration from existing version files from other version managers. Eg: <code>.ruby-version</code> for the case of <code>rbenv</code>. This is supported on a per-plugin basis.</p><p><a href="https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><code>asdf-nodejs</code></a> supports this via both <code>.nvmrc</code> and <code>.node-version</code> files. To enable this, add the following to your <code>asdf</code> configuration file <code>$HOME/.asdfrc</code>:</p><div class="language- vp-adaptive-theme"><button title="Copy Code" class="copy"></button><span class="lang"></span><pre class="shiki shiki-themes github-light github-dark vp-code" tabindex="0"><code><span class="line"><span>legacy_version_file = yes</span></span></code></pre></div><p>See the <a href="/manage/configuration.html">configuration</a> reference page for more config options.</p><h2 id="guide-complete" tabindex="-1">Guide Complete! <a class="header-anchor" href="#guide-complete" aria-label="Permalink to &quot;Guide Complete!&quot;"></a></h2><p>That completes the Getting Started guide for <code>asdf</code> 🎉 You can now manage <code>nodejs</code> versions for your project. Follow similar steps for each type of tool in your project!</p><p><code>asdf</code> has many more commands to become familiar with, you can see them all by running <code>asdf --help</code> or <code>asdf</code>. The core of the commands are broken into three categories:</p><ul><li><a href="/manage/core.html">core <code>asdf</code></a></li><li><a href="/manage/plugins.html">plugins</a></li><li><a href="/manage/versions.html">versions (of tools)</a></li></ul>`,82)]))}const g=i(l,[["render",n]]);export{c as __pageData,g as default};