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.Dd August 4, 2005
.Dt ERB 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm irb , erb , ri , rdoc , testrb
.Nd Ruby helper programs
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm irb
.Op Ar options
.Op Ar programfile
.Op Ar arguments
.Nm erb
.Op Ar switches
.Op Ar inputfile
.Nm ri
.Op Ar options
.Op Ar names ...
.Nm rdoc
.Op Ar options
.Op Ar names ...
.Nm testrb
.Op Ar options
.Op Ar -- untouched arguments
.Sh DESCRIPTION
These are various helper programs that are part of the Ruby distribution. For more information about a specific program, you can use its
.Fl -help
flag.
.Pp
.Nm irb
is the interactive Ruby interpreter.
.Pp
.Nm erb
is Tiny eRuby, which interprets a file with embedded Ruby code.
.Pp
.Nm ri
displays information about Ruby classes, modules, and methods.
.Pp
.Nm rdoc
generates Ruby documentation.
.Pp
.Nm testrb
is the Test::Unit automated test runner.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr ruby 1