From: Mike Fletcher <lemurific+rforum@...>
Date: 2006-01-26T04:07:05+09:00
Subject: Re: irb parser error?

unknown wrote:
> I'm using Ruby 1.8.4.
> 
> This is no problem.
> 
> $ ruby ~/'Ruby Stuff'/fibtimes.rb
> <correct output>
> 
> When I do this, there is a problem.
> 
> irb(main):001:0> require "~/'Ruby Stuff'/fibitmes.rb"
> LoadError: no such file to load -- ~/'Ruby Stuff'/fibtimes.rb
>         from (irb):1:in `require'
>         from (irb):1
> 
> I get this even when I use the expanded home path instead of ~.
> I also get this error using 'load' instead of 'require'.
> 
> I this a bug in the irb parser?

The single quotes are necessary to prevent the shell from interpreting 
the space in your filename as a break between words.  Inside irb however 
they're seen as literal quote characters (i.e. it's looking for a 
directory literally named /home/foo/'Ruby Stuff'/

What you need to give ruby would be:

"/home/foo/Ruby Stuff/fibtimes.rb"





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