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Ruby Ruby Gems Gems In Depth The Gem Environment

Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,235 Points
Posted by Sean Flanagan
Sean Flanagan
33,235 Points

cd gems

Hi.

I can't access gems. This is what I put into the console:

treehouse:~$ cd .local/                                                                          
treehouse:~/.local$ ls                                                                           
treehouse:~/.local$ cd gems                                                                      
-bash: cd: gems: No such file or directory                                                       
treehouse:~/.local$ ls gems                                                                      
ls: cannot access gems: No such file or directory

I would appreciate any help.

4 Answers

Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points
Seth Reece
Seth Reece
32,867 Points

Hi Sean,

If you are still using workspaces, the directory structure is different than in this video. I'm not sure when this video was made. Currently, as Steve mentioned, gem environment gives me a path of /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0 . From the default location when launching workspaces you will want to go up three folders, then down six folders. e.g. cd ../../../usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0 . Then you can use cd gems followed by ls and see the installed gems.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Sorry - I hadn't realised this was a Workspaces thing.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Sean,

Try typing gem environment first - that'll give you some clues as to where your gems are installed.

Mine, for example, are in /Users/username/.rbenv/versions/2.2.1/lib/ruby/gems/2.2.0 and /Users/username/.gem/ruby/2.2.0

I think it is installation dependent - the environment command gives you the paths and other installation metrics.

I hope that helps

Steve.

Hannah Flynn
Hannah Flynn
21,429 Points
Hannah Flynn
Hannah Flynn
21,429 Points

Can you show me the code for the question: "Type the command to get information about the Ruby Gems environment."?

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Is that gem environment?

Steve.

Hannah Flynn
Hannah Flynn
21,429 Points
Hannah Flynn
Hannah Flynn
21,429 Points

Yes. But I found out the code myself. Here's is the correct code:

gem environment