Gems
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gem is the command-line interface to RubyGems. With it, you can install gems locally or remotely, see what you have installed, search for gems, and more.—Gem Command Reference
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RubyGems is a system for managing Ruby software libraries. Ruby code packaged in this manner is called a gem. When you find Ruby software you want to use in a project, gems offer a means of downloading, installing and managing the software.—LinuxJournal
[edit] Gems Info, History, and Management
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Wikipedia's RubyGems article
- official RubyGems Users' Guide
- Gem Environment Variables
- RubyGems GemSpec Reference
- RubyGems FAQ
- RubyGems, article about the history and usage of gems at LinuxJournal magazine, by Dirk Elmendorf
[edit] Organization
more projects to aid in gem, and therefore your website's, development, thanks to RubyForge:
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gemstub : the skeleton of a working gem, to get your own work started
- New Gem Generator
Similar to the rails command, but generates the folders and starting files for a new gem
- Gemtacular : a RoR application that allows for the browsing, using, and rating of available gems
- GemJack : an O'Reilly gift (from Tony Stubblebine) = an rdoc collection for gems
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When you just need a bunch of gems quick... by Gregory Brown, another O'Reilly gift, this one a sequence of command line instructions
[edit] Ruby, Rails, and Gems at Site5
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Versions of Ruby and Rails currently installed on our servers
- List of gems, and their current versions, that are installed on our servers
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our Ruby subforum
- HOWTO install your own Gems for Rails on your Site5 account
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Related wiki pages : ERuby, Ferret, Ruby, Ruby on Rails, Rails
source for large, official Ruby icon : .svg file, directly from its creator
