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benjaminrugaard
3,300 Pointscan not get my hello.rb file to work
I have ruby running on my terminal and a file saved on my desktop from textedit called hello.rb with puts "Hello World" , it works in irb mode but when i run the command mate hello.rb or ruby hello.rb I get this:
unknown8c2daa390521:~ chaos_theory$ mate hello.rb -bash: mate: command not found unknown8c2daa390521:~ chaos_theory$ ruby hello.rb ruby: No such file or directory -- hello.rb (LoadError)
I dont know what to do
9 Answers
Paulo Oliva
2,968 PointsWith the command mate, it might not be installed in your system because the error message says "Command not found"
In regards to ruby hello.rb, make sure ruby is installed or you have sufficient privileges to access such command it is usually situated in /usr/bin/ruby
Also, try by running: ruby -v to see if you actually have ruby installed!
Hope it helps!
benjaminrugaard
3,300 PointsRuby should be installed but im not %100 sure, when i enter ruby -v i get this:
unknown8c2daa390521:~ chaos_theory$ ruby -v ruby 2.0.0p0 (2013-02-24 revision 39474) [x86_64-darwin12.3.0]
Ive just been following the videos and this is my first time with ruby so i dont know how to install the mate function or how to access /usr/bin/ruby...... Maybe Im in over my head
Paulo Oliva
2,968 PointsWell, it seems like you do have it installed and you are using a Mac.
Instead of trying to use mate, just do some editing with nano. After you are done editing just hit Ctrl + X to exit and say Y to save any change.
Try to do again a simple: ruby hello.rb
It should work. The code should be: puts "Hello World" (Without semicolon at the end)
benjaminrugaard
3,300 PointsWhy would it not work with mate or textEdit?
Paulo Oliva
2,968 PointsBecause they are not installed.
benjaminrugaard
3,300 PointsAhhh I see... Nano is new to me, how do I save my work as hello.rb
benjaminrugaard
3,300 PointsThank you I finally got that to work!!! Now my only question is where is my hello.rb file stored at?
benjaminrugaard
3,300 PointsI somewhat figured that that out too. At least I figured out "nano hello.rb" ......thank you for your help textMate or textEdit would have had me pulling my hair out all night. lol
Paulo Oliva
2,968 PointsNo problem :D