RubyGems is a sophisticated package manager for Ruby. This is a basic help message containing pointers to more information. Usage: gem -h/--help gem -v/--version gem command [arguments...] [options...] Examples: gem install rake gem list --local gem build package.gemspec gem help install Further help: gem help commands list all 'gem' commands gem help examples show some examples of usage gem help platforms show information about platforms gem help show help on COMMAND (e.g. 'gem help install') gem server present a web page at http://localhost:8808/ with info about installed gems Further information: http://rubygems.rubyforge.org GEM commands are: build Build a gem from a gemspec cert Manage RubyGems certificates and signing settings check Check installed gems cleanup Clean up old versions of installed gems in the local repository contents Display the contents of the installed gems dependency Show the dependencies of an installed gem environment Display information about the RubyGems environment fetch Download a gem and place it in the current directory generate_index Generates the index files for a gem server directory help Provide help on the 'gem' command install Install a gem into the local repository list Display gems whose name starts with STRING lock Generate a lockdown list of gems outdated Display all gems that need updates owner Manage gem owners on RubyGems.org. pristine Restores installed gems to pristine condition from files located in the gem cache push Push a gem up to RubyGems.org query Query gem information in local or remote repositories rdoc Generates RDoc for pre-installed gems search Display all gems whose name contains STRING server Documentation and gem repository HTTP server sources Manage the sources and cache file RubyGems uses to search for gems specification Display gem specification (in yaml) stale List gems along with access times uninstall Uninstall gems from the local repository unpack Unpack an installed gem to the current directory update Update the named gems (or all installed gems) in the local repository which Find the location of a library file you can require For help on a particular command, use 'gem help COMMAND'. Commands may be abbreviated, so long as they are unambiguous. e.g. 'gem i rake' is short for 'gem install rake'.