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| # # Fixing key bindings for `irb` | |
| # | |
| # when your ruby comes from `brew`, `rbenv`, and arrow keys don't work in your `irb` | |
| brew upgrade readline rbenv ruby-install # ensure we have the `readline` library, and a recent version of `ruby-install` which will link to it properly when building `ruby`. | |
| rbenv install <your-favourite-ruby-version> # rebuild ruby. | |
| # watch out for the message 'ruby-build: use readline from homebrew' in output from the command above, | |
| # then, go get some coffee. | |
| # ... | |
| # and eventually, check that the arrow keys work in irb. | |
| irb |
Worked for me on macOS High Sierra 10.13.6. 🥇
Awesome! fixed my issue
Many thanks from me as well!
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Thanks, this made my day! :)