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Install rbenv-binstubs with Homebrew
Make rbenv aware of bundler binstubs. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
overview
Package summary
Make rbenv aware of bundler binstubs
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rbenv-bundles
history
Project history and usage
rbenv-binstubs is a shell-based rbenv plugin that discovers project Bundler binstubs and exposes them through rbenv shims.
Project history
Ian Heggie released rbenv-binstubs in 2013 as a plugin that teaches rbenv about project-specific Bundler binstubs. The current official repository is maintained under Purple-Devs and explicitly carries a maintainer-wanted notice.
Contributors expanded it to create shims for arbitrary executable files in a configured binstub directory, supporting workflows such as gems installed beneath `vendor/bundle`.
Adoption history
The supplied metadata records distribution through Homebrew. The official README reports that the project is no longer actively developed by its original maintainer and invites new maintainers, so current use belongs largely to established rbenv/Bundler workflows.
How it is used
For each application, users generate binstubs, commonly beneath `.bundle/bin`, and run `rbenv rehash`. Commands such as `rake` can then resolve directly to the project binstub without an explicit `bundle exec`.
The plugin searches upward from the working directory for a Gemfile and allows temporary bypass through the `DISABLE_BINSTUBS` environment variable. `.bundle/bin` is a generated executable directory, not a documented configuration file.
Why package nerds care
rbenv-binstubs captures a distinctive period in Ruby tooling when `bundle exec` avoidance, Bundler-generated wrappers, and rbenv shims were frequently composed through small shell plugins.
It is also historically useful beside rbenv-bundler: the two projects pursue similar command-dispatch goals with different mechanisms and performance implications.
Timeline
- 2013: Ian Heggie released rbenv-binstubs under the MIT terms used by rbenv.
- Later maintenance: The project moved to Purple-Devs and now requests a new active maintainer.
Related projects
- rbenv
- Bundler
- rbenv-bundler
- rbenv-gem-rehash
Sources
- Distribution evidence: source_facts.package-manager
- Official repository and README: https://github.com/Purple-Devs/rbenv-binstubs
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rbenv-bundles | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-09-19
manager version1.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.5
https://github.com/Purple-Devs/rbenv-binstubs
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rbenv-binstubs |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rbenv-binstubs |
| Homepage | https://github.com/Purple-Devs/rbenv-binstubs |
| Repository | https://github.com/Purple-Devs/rbenv-binstubs |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/Purple-Devs/rbenv-binstubs/archive/refs/tags/v1.5.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | rbenv |
| Bottle | available (on all) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rbenv-binstubs |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation