ERROR: Unrecognized command line argument: 'use'

[ryan-williams]

After previously having successfully run gvm use go1.6:

$ gvm install go1.5.3
Installing go1.5.3...
 * Compiling...
$ gvm use go1.5.3
ERROR: Unrecognized command line argument: 'use'
$ gvm install go1.4.3
Installing go1.4.3...
 * Compiling...
$ gvm use go1.4.3
ERROR: Unrecognized command line argument: 'use'
$ gvm version
Go Version Manager v1.0.22 installed at /Users/ryan/.gvm

[gogames]

got the same issue, cannot figure out why.

[gogames]

I am deploying go app from fabric and it is something like:

def deploy():
    local('gvm use go1.6')
    # do something to deploy

However it is not able to use specific version go. Please help to resolve this issue.

[sebito91]

Try this out, I just added it to my config with the same issues and seems to be working now.

FILE: ~/.gvm/scripts/gvm-default

. "$GVM_ROOT/scripts/env/use"

[bodepd]

Running into the same thing here when I try to setup gvm from a bash script.

[bodepd]

I peeked a little more. The issue is in the code that checks to see if subcommands are valid:

if [ -f "$GVM_ROOT/scripts/$command" ];

(looking for scripts/use which doesn't exist, the script does exist at $GVM_ROOT/scripts/env/use)

what is the difference between these two directories?

[njappboy]

Same issue here. When trying to run bash shell scripts via the vagrant non-privileged user (vagrant user). @bodepd did you ever resolve the issue?

[mingrammer]

I have same issue. When i use the 'gvm use' or 'gvm pkgset use' in bash script, the error is occur

[SimonXming]

Are you guys installed 'zsh' version but using in 'bash' or instead?

[mcandre]

Same error on my machine, a fresh macOS 10.12 Sierra install. Using bash 4.4 from Homebrew, and the provided gvm bash curl install command.

I think direnv is getting in the way, see direnv/direnv#128.

[bartoszmajsak]

I'm also struggling with the same problem when trying to use gvm use in the shell script. Workaround which works for me is to source it in the script itself.

[[ -s "$GVM_ROOT/scripts/gvm" ]] && source "$GVM_ROOT/scripts/gvm"

[scriptnull]

Using Ubuntu 14.04 and default terminal.

on executing gvm use go1.4 on terminal, it works.

But fails with the above error, if the command is used in a makefile or shell script.

[fubarhouse]

+1

I've made a wonderful, wonderful Ansible automation role which doesn't seem to work, but executing from the shell works fine. Here's the output - but I really want a solution so I can publish this for the world (and me) to use.

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": true,
    "cmd": "gvm use go1.7.4 --default",
    "delta": "0:00:00.032705",
    "end": "2016-12-20 07:37:11.950701",
    "failed": true,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "_raw_params": "gvm use go1.7.4 --default",
            "_uses_shell": true,
            "chdir": null,
            "creates": null,
            "executable": null,
            "removes": null,
            "warn": true
        },
        "module_name": "command"
    },
    "rc": 1,
    "start": "2016-12-20 07:37:11.917996",
    "stderr": "ERROR: Unrecognized command line argument: 'use'",
    "stdout": "",
    "stdout_lines": [],
    "warnings": []
}

[alonek1]

same error here, raspberian works from terminal but not from shell or python code !

[liuziyuan]

#!/bin/sh
mkdir $1
cd $1
gvm pkgset create --local
gvm pkgset use --local
#####

this is a base shell script. has the ERROR: Unrecognized command line argument: 'use' issue. but the gvm pkgset use --local command could run on ubuntu terminal

[mosaic101]

restart your terminal or

source  ~/.gvm/scripts/gvm

[robinmitra]

This is still happening! Doesn't seem to work in a Makefile even after sourcing gvm.

[birdypme]

restart your terminal or

source  ~/.gvm/scripts/gvm

This fixed my Jenkins build, but having to do it manually looks weird.

Before that I also tried to use a local zsh by adding #!/usr/bin/zsh to my shell script, but I'm still getting the "Unrecognized command line argument: 'use'" message.

[imulab]

Encountering it on v1.0.22

A temporary fix would be to cp ~/.gvm/scripts/env/use ~/.gvm/scripts and give it execution rights.

[snxl]

source  ~/.gvm/scripts/gvm

it works for me

[nicklasfrahm]

None of the suggestions above work for me. I am sourcing the gvm script right after installing it via curl and I am still getting the error. What worked for me was the following:

gvm use "$stable_version" --default >/dev/null || true

It is nasty but works in this context.

[mcandre]

Migrated to ASDF. Works beautifully on assorted Unix environments. Supports a wide variety of programming languages and development tools.