From: duerst@... Date: 2021-05-13T00:20:57+00:00 Subject: [ruby-core:103811] [Ruby master Feature#17859] Start IRB when running just `ruby` Issue #17859 has been updated by duerst (Martin D�rst). I agree it's convenient, would be really great to have it. I was thinking about proposing it, too. @jaruga: People definitely shouldn't run unknown commands, but Ruby isn't an unknown command, it's a friendly programming language :-). And adding this will make Ruby more friendly. Usually, Python is more obnoxious ("Use exit() or Ctrl-D (i.e. EOF) to exit" when typing "exit" being the most famous example), and we should make sure we keep it that way. @chrisseaton: A message like this would be a good idea, but it could be made a lot shorter, e.g. "Starting IRB; use 'ruby -' to read from standard input". @jeremyevans0: My guess is you are in a (quite small) minority. It takes a very steady hand to input code that way (or copy-paste). Pasting code into irb may also work, as will using "ruby -", which is just two more keystrokes away. ---------------------------------------- Feature #17859: Start IRB when running just `ruby` https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/17859#change-91926 * Author: deivid (David Rodr�guez) * Status: Open * Priority: Normal ---------------------------------------- Compare python: ``` $ python Python 3.8.3 (default, Jul 8 2020, 16:49:12) [GCC 7.5.0] on linux Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>> ``` To ruby: ``` $ ruby # just hangs ``` I think firing up a console it's a good default behaviour for beginners. -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ Unsubscribe: