yri(1)

documentation tool in console for Ruby

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Description

YRI

NAME

yri - documentation tool in console for Ruby

SYNOPSIS

yri [options] Path_to_object

DESCRIPTION

yard(1) is an extensible documentation generation tool for the Ruby programming language. It enables the user to generate consistent, usable documentation that can be exported to a number of formats very easily, and also supports extending for custom Ruby constructs such as custom class level definitions.

yri(1), synonym for yard ri gives the possibility to read the documentation for Ruby programs inside a console, pretty much like ri(1).

OPTIONS

General Options:

-b, --db FILE

Use a specified .yardoc db to search in

-T, --no-pager

No pager

-p, --pager PAGER

Use PAGER as a pager

Other options:

-e, --load FILE

A Ruby script to load before running command.

--plugin PLUGIN

Load a YARD plugin (gem with ‘yard-’ prefix)

--legacy

Use old style Ruby parser and handlers. Always on in 1.8.x.

--safe

Enable safe mode for this instance

-q, --quiet

Show no warnings.

--verbose

Show more information.

--debug

Show debugging information.

--backtrace

Show stack traces

-v, --version

Show version.

-h, --help

Show a help message, similar to this page.

EXAMPLES

yri String#gsub

SEE ALSO

yard(1).

AUTHORS

yard has been developed by Loren Segal <lsegal@soen.ca>.

This manual page has been written for the Debian Project by Cédric Boutillier (but may used by others).