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What are the differences between : rails rspec rspec bin/rspec bundle exec rspec commands?
Command Loads Rails? Uses Gemfile Context? Typical Use Case
rails rspec ✅ Yes ✅ Yes (via Rails) Rails projects (environment-aware)
rspec ❌ No ❌ Maybe Simple Ruby scripts or global use
bin/rspec ✅ Yes (if Rails) ✅ Yes Team/CI consistency
bundle exec rspec ❌ No ✅ Yes Generic Bundler-safe execution
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