irbrc.rb

# customized ~/.irbrc file
# mate ~/.irbrc

require 'rubygems'
begin
  require "ap"
  IRB::Irb.class_eval do
    def output_value
      ap @context.last_value
    end
  end
rescue LoadError => e
  puts "ap gem not found.  Try typing 'gem install awesome_print' to get super-fancy output."
end