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How to make `ri` more rich via `bat` in Markdown

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	export RI='--format=markdown'
	export RI_PAGER='bat --language=markdown'
	ri

ybiquitous commented Jun 6, 2026

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Example - `ri Object`

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ybiquitous commented Jun 6, 2026 •

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References

https://github.com/ruby/rdoc -- ri is a part of RDoc
https://github.com/sharkdp/bat -- A cat(1) clone

ybiquitous commented Jun 6, 2026 •

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This technique is also applied to show_doc in irb.

E.g.,

$ irb
irb(main):001> show_doc Object

ybiquitous commented Jun 6, 2026

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Comparison with default settings

Run:

RI= RI_PAGER= ri Object

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