Issue One command and Run Multiple Ruby Files

Question

I have to run a whole bunch of ruby scripts to generate some results. In which order does not matter. I just don't want to do Ruby file1.rb, Ruby file2.rb, Ruby file3.rb...one by one.

Could I write a script that group all files together and issue command only once to run them all?

Answer 1

I would do it ruby-style and use rake gem.

I would create file named "rakefile.rb" and this would be its content:

task :default do
    FileList['file*.rb'].each { |file| ruby file }
end

Then I would call rake in my favourite shell and I would enjoy it.

Bonus: It's multiplatform.