diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/explorer/homedir b/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/explorer/homedir
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# Check whether repository exists
+#
+
+user="$__object_id"
+su - "$user" -c "pwd -P"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/man.text b/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/man.text
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+cdist-type__rbenv(7)
+====================
+Nico Schottelius <nico-cdist--@--schottelius.org>
+
+
+NAME
+----
+cdist-type__rbenv - Manage rbenv installation
+
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+This cdist type allows you to manage rbenv installations.
+It also installs ruby-build.
+
+
+OPTIONAL PARAMETERS
+-------------------
+state::
+    Either "present" or "absent", defaults to "present"
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Install rbenv including ruby-build for nico
+__rbenv nico
+
+# Bastian does not need rbenv anymore, he began to code C99
+__rbenv bastian --state absent
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+SEE ALSO
+--------
+- cdist-type(7)
+
+
+COPYING
+-------
+Copyright \(C) 2012 Nico Schottelius. Free use of this software is
+granted under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPLv3).
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/manifest b/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/manifest
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2012 Nico Schottelius (nico-cdist at schottelius.org)
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+
+homedir="$(cat "$__object/explorer/homedir")"
+state_should=present
+[ -f "$__object/parameter/state" ] && state_should="$(cat "$__object/parameter/state")"
+
+rbenvdir="$homedir/.rbenv"
+rubybuilddir="$rbenvdir/plugins/ruby-build"
+
+__git "$rbenvdir" --source git://github.com/sstephenson/rbenv.git \
+    --state "$state_should"
+
+require="__git/$rbendir" __git "$rubybuilddir" \
+    --source git://github.com/sstephenson/ruby-build.git \
+    --state "$state_should"
diff --git a/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/parameter/optional b/cdist/conf/type/__rbenv/parameter/optional
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+state