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Core (CLI & Precedence)
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Core Usage & Precedence
Understand how avm discovers configuration files, walks directory hierarchies, and safely falls back to host system binaries.
Hierarchical Precedence
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Merged Project Pins & Version FilesParent JSON configs merge into child configs, with profiles and personal overrides. Explicit JSON pins win over version files; valid locks pin exact releases.
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Global Machine Fallback (~/.avm.json)Provides developer defaults when a directory has no pinned tool or alias.
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Host System Tool with WarningIf a requested version is missing, avm falls back to host binary instead of failing silently.