Readline + irb/pry = <3

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1. Readline + irb/pry = ♥
2. About: Bruno Sutic, github.com/bruno-/
 Rails & Javascript developer
3. What is ‘readline’? • you already (most likely) use it! • system library for terminal applications
 (bash, irb, pry, node, sql or any other REPL) • features: • cursor manipulation • command line history and search • command completion
4. Readline demo in bash
5. Readline installation • OS X
 $ brew install readline • Ubuntu/Debian
 $ apt-get install libreadline-dev • Fedora
 $ yum install readline-devel
6. Readline + Ruby Ruby has to be compiled with readline support • ruby-build
 it just works • rvm
 dunno? (don’t use rvm, use rbenv + ruby-build)
7. Readline + irb demo and a small hack
8. Conclusion • Readline + irb/pry is great • Install readline + ruby (with ruby-build) = it just works • .inputrc tweak for “backward-kill-word”
 
 set editing-mode emacs
 $if mode=emacs
 C-w: backward-kill-word
 $endif
9. visit Terminal Zagreb meetup group For more productivity tips & tricks
10. Questions?