From: Logan Capaldo <logancapaldo@...>
Date: 2006-12-29T03:29:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Last Used Object

On Fri, Dec 29, 2006 at 12:10:08AM +0900, Phrogz wrote:
> Marc Heiler wrote:
> > Does "normal" ruby have this as well, or
> > is this IRB specific?
> 
> It's easier, I think, to find out yourself than it is to ask the
> question :)
> 
> slim:~ gavinkistner$ ruby -e "a=10;p _"
> -e:1: undefined local variable or method `_' for main:Object (NameError)
> 
OTOH, there is the (evil) perlesque $_.
ruby -e 'gets and print $_'

Of course this is not the same thing, and it's set but a group of
methods, not automatically every time.

e.g.:
ruby -e '7; p $_'