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Last Updated: February 25, 2016
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· revathskumar

Set pry as default irb

#irb
#pry

1) Install Pry

2) Append the following to ~/.irbrc

require 'rubygems'
require 'pry'
Pry.start
exit

http://blog.revathskumar.com/2012/11/set-pry-as-default-irb.html

#irb
#pry

Written by Revath S Kumar(RSK)

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