⚡ Zig Version Manager (zvm)

⚡ Fast and simple zig version manager

zvm is a command-line tool that allows you to easily install, manage, and switch between multiple versions of Zig.

Features

• List available Zig/zls versions (both remote and local).
• Install specific Zig or zls versions.
• Switch between installed Zig or zls versions.
• Remove installed Zig or zls versions.
• Display the current zvm version and helpful usage information.

Install

To install zvm with Homebrew, aka. brew, run the following commands:

brew tap hendriknielaender/zvm
brew install zvm

Now add this line to your ~/.bashrc, ~/.profile, or ~/.zshrc file.

export PATH="$HOME/.zm/current/zig:$PATH"

Windows

PowerShell

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hendriknielaender/zvm/master/install.ps1 | iex

Command Prompt

powershell -c "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hendriknielaender/zvm/master/install.ps1 | iex"

Shell Completions

zvm provides built-in shell completion scripts for both Zsh and Bash. This enhances the command-line experience by allowing tab-completion of subcommands, flags, etc.

Zsh

Generate the Zsh completion script:

zvm completions zsh > _zvm

Move _zvm into a directory that Zsh checks for autoloaded completion scripts. For example:

mkdir -p ~/.zsh/completions
mv _zvm ~/.zsh/completions

Add this to your ~/.zshrc:

fpath+=(~/.zsh/completions)
autoload -U compinit && compinit

Reload your shell:

source ~/.zshrc

Bash

Generate the Bash completion script:

zvm completions bash > zvm.bash

Source it in your ~/.bashrc (or ~/.bash_profile):

echo "source $(pwd)/zvm.bash" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Usage

General Syntax:

zvm <command> [arguments]

Available Commands:

• zvm ls or zvm list
  Lists all available versions of Zig or zls remotely by default.
  Use --system to list only locally installed versions.

  zvm ls
  zvm ls --system
  zvm ls zls --system

• zvm i or zvm install
  Installs the specified version of Zig or zls.

  zvm install <version>         # Installs Zig and zls for the specified version
  zvm install zig <version>     # Installs only Zig for the specified version
  zvm install zls <version>     # Installs only zls for the specified version

• zvm use
  Switches to using the specified installed version of Zig or zls.

  zvm use <version>         # Use this version of Zig and zls if installed
  zvm use zig <version>     # Use this version of Zig only
  zvm use zls <version>     # Use this version of zls only

• zvm remove
  Removes the specified installed version of Zig or ZLS.

  zvm remove <version>      # Removes this version of Zig and/or zls if installed
  zvm remove zig <version>  # Removes only the specified Zig version
  zvm remove zls <version>  # Removes only the specified zls version

• zvm clean Remove old download artifacts.

• zvm --version
  Displays the current version of zvm.

• zvm --help
  Displays detailed usage information.

Examples:

# List all available remote Zig versions
zvm ls

# List all installed local Zig versions
zvm ls --system

# List all installed local zls versions
zvm ls zls --system

# Install Zig version 0.12.0
zvm install 0.12.0

# Use Zig version 0.12.0
zvm use zig 0.12.0

# Remove Zig version 0.12.0
zvm remove zig 0.12.0

# Remove old download artifacts.
zvm clean

Compatibility Notes

Zig is in active development and the APIs can change frequently, making it challenging to support every dev build. This project currently aims to be compatible with stable, non-development builds to provide a consistent experience for the users.

Supported Version: As of now, zvm is tested and supported on Zig version 0.13.0.

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

Clarification

Please note that our project is not affiliated with ZVM maintained by @tristanisham. Both projects operate independently, and any similarities are coincidental.