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From: Sidney Reilley <sidney.reilley.ii@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: making a class in irb
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2021 21:24:30 -0700
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2021 11:39:17 -0800 (PST)
BeeRich33 <beerich@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 12:38:06 PM UTC-5, Sidney Reilley
> wrote:
> > Ruby noob here! Using irb to learn. 
> 
> Best to use a different environment.  
> 
> - install the filewatcher gem
> - create a test file named app.rb with proper ruby headers at the
> top
> - create an alias in your .bash_profile like this:
> 
> kk='filewatcher "/users/sidney/app.rb" "clear;
> ruby /users/sidney/app.rb"'
> 
> in the terminal, type kk, and it will be running.  When you edit
> the file and save it, it will run in the terminal.  This is a
> much better option than irb.  

Good stuff! Thx for heads up for this useful solution.