.gemrc file specification

Question

I searched everywhere to find the .gemrc file specification but I haven't succeed.

Does anyone know where I can find it?

Answer 1

gem looks for a configuration file .gemrc in your home directory, although you can specify another file on the command-line if you wish (with the --config-file modifier).

There are three things you can specify in the configuration file:

• command-line arguments to be used every time gem runs
• command-line options for ’’RDoc’’ (used when generating documentation)
• GEM_PATH settings

More at gem environment command doc.

Answer 2

'Home' is a Linux/Mac term. What is refers to is the folder where a user's settings appear. You can find out where your settings directory is by doing the following:

on Unix/Linux, open a terminal and type the following command:

echo $HOME 

on Windows, open a command-prompt and type the following command:

echo %USERPROFILE% 

For me (in Windows 7), this is C:\Users[name]. However, looks like Ruby doesn't set up your .gemrc in that folder by default. Instead, you have to create the file. Open a text editor, copy the YAML style code you need (documentation), and save the file as .gemrc in your home directory (make sure you select all files, not '.txt').

These settings will only affect that individual user. If it's your personal computer, however, you probably don't need to change the settings for all users.