From: "mpapis (Michal Papis)" Date: 2013-02-28T08:40:10+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:53016] [Backport 200 - Backport #7981][Open] ruby does not respect -- Issue #7981 has been reported by mpapis (Michal Papis). ---------------------------------------- Backport #7981: ruby does not respect -- https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/7981 Author: mpapis (Michal Papis) Status: Open Priority: Low Assignee: Category: Target version: in `ruby --help` I have found: Usage: ruby [switches] [--] [programfile] [arguments] so I have tried this example: $ echo 'puts :ok' | ruby -- --params > ruby: No such file or directory -- --params (LoadError) I have assumed that `[argumments]` are independent from `[programfile]` In the current state of code the help message should be: Usage: ruby [switches] [--] [programfile [arguments]] But I would prefer that it would be fixed and anything after `[--]` that is not program gets ignored, so we can use the shell style: $ echo 'echo "args:$*:"' | bash -s -- --params > args:--params: -- http://bugs.ruby-lang.org/