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List:       ruby-talk
Subject:    Re: gem install - will not work outside of bin folder
From:       Eric Hodel <drbrain () segment7 ! net>
Date:       2009-04-30 18:51:27
Message-ID: CC735AE4-297D-4FE2-ADC3-B3D76D87ECB0 () segment7 ! net
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On Apr 30, 2009, at 10:56, Luis Lavena wrote:
> On Apr 30, 10:45 am, Mmcolli00 Mom <mmc_coll...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Thanks Luis... so, you are saying that I can use a commands such as  
>> 'set
>> Path' and 'gem env'? I didn't know these were available. Where can I
>> find documentation on using these commands and commands like these?
>>
>
> set PATH is abuilt-in command of Windows.
>
> set let you set or unset environment variables. PATH is the
> environment variable that let the system search for executables.
>
> "gem" is the RubyGems executable you use to install, uninstall and
> update gems in your Ruby installation:
>
> http://docs.rubygems.org/
>
> From the command prompt and inside your Ruby\bin directory, execute
> the above mentioned commands and check the output.
>
> If you're not familiar with the command prompt. I suggest you read
> more documentation how to use it. Similar knowledge acquired here will
> help you on other platforms.

also, `gem help` will give help on the gem executable.

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