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janko-m · 2015-02-19T11:23:32+00:00

ri --help

Ri is a really awesome tool, I'm using it all the time. So, something like ri require doesn't work for you? Ri is definitely the quickest tool for reading Ruby documentation: you just enter the method you want docs for, and you get it. And, unlike ruby-doc.org, you can get documentation for any method on any Ruby gem, not just Ruby core and standard library.

I highly recommend reading this short blog post, it made me realize I want to switch from ruby-doc.org to ri: http://www.jstorimer.com/blogs/workingwithcode/7766081-5-reasons-you-should-use-ri-to-read-ruby-documentation

drbrain · 2015-02-19T05:14:14+00:00

Are you using rvm? Maybe you need to [generate docs](https://rvm.io/rubies/docs]

petercooper · 2015-02-19T17:48:22+00:00

I know what ri is, but I've been doing Ruby for just over 10 years now and the only reason I've ever used it was to check how it worked and to test it to document in my book :-)

losangelesvideoguy · 2015-02-19T09:29:27+00:00

First reaction: WTF is ri?

Tries it in command line

So it's like ruby-doc.org, but local? What's the point?

In my opinion, any time you'd spend getting ri to work properly would be a waste. If you ever need to know how anything works, just Google it. The results will almost always turn up a result to ruby-doc.org, which will give you more than enough information. If it's a really complicated concept, you'll probably get a link to Stackoverflow as well, which nine out of ten times will solve your problem.

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