From: Bertram Scharpf <lists@...>
Date: 2009-02-10T12:30:41+09:00
Subject: Re: New to Ruby. Why does the command line pop up an then go awa

Hi John,

no harm meant indeed.

Am Dienstag, 10. Feb 2009, 08:32:14 +0900 schrieb Raphael Clancy:
> John Budd wrote:
> > When ever I run a code file .rb
> > The code,
> > 
> > puts "Hello"
> > 
> > I get the command prompt that flashes for a moment but does not stay up.
> 
> This is not as correct as the other approaches, but you can also end 
> your code with "getc" then the program will pause until you press enter.
                                                                    ^^^^^

Unless you tweak "termios". What cannot be done on Windows...

Did ever anyone count the unnecessary and dulling questions
that arise by just running that wicked OS?

Sorry, sorry, sorry. I cannot resist posting the truism. A score
of times I refrained.

Bertram


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