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No such file or directory — /cygdrive/c/Ruby/bin/gem (LoadError)
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Fix Cygwin Issue with RubyGem
//We must add the following to your .bashrc (C:\cygwin\home\user\.bashrc):
alias ruby='/cygdrive/c/Ruby21-x64/bin/ruby'
alias gem='/cygdrive/c/Ruby21-x64/bin/gem.bat'
alias irb='/cygdrive/c/Ruby21-x64/bin/irb.bat'
alias compass='/cygdrive/c/Ruby21-x64/bin/compass.bat'
alias sass='/cygdrive/c/Ruby21-x64/bin/sass.bat'
alias scss='/cygdrive/c/Ruby21-x64/bin/scss.bat'
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Pysis868 commented Apr 1, 2025

fish shell:

export PATH_RUBY_BIN="/cygdrive/.../Ruby/Default/bin";

function filenameRemoveExtension --argument-names filename
  echo "$filename" | sed -r 's|\.[^.]+$||';
end

for file in $PATH_RUBY_BIN/*.bat
  set base (basename -- "$file");
  set cmd (filenameRemoveExtension "$base");
  alias $cmd "$file";
end

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