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`mise link`

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mise link

  • Usage: mise link [-f --force] <TOOL@VERSION> <PATH>
  • Aliases: ln
  • Source code: src/cli/link.rs

Symlinks a tool version into mise

Use this for adding installs either custom compiled outside mise or built with a different tool.

Arguments

<TOOL@VERSION>

Tool name and version to create a symlink for

<PATH>

The local path to the tool version e.g.: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v20.0.0

Flags

-f --force

Overwrite an existing tool version if it exists

Examples:

# build node-20.0.0 with node-build and link it into mise
$ node-build 20.0.0 ~/.nodes/20.0.0
$ mise link [email protected] ~/.nodes/20.0.0

# have mise use the node version provided by Homebrew
$ brew install node
$ mise link node@brew $(brew --prefix node)
$ mise use node@brew