# Can't start ruby with -S

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-start-ruby-with-s/134856>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [April 15, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-start-ruby-with-s/134856 "2008-04-15T18:14:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/c89c15/32.png) [@Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_ENDOH)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-start-ruby-with-s/134856/1 "2008-04-15T18:14:29Z")

</div>

e$B1sF#$H?=$7$^$9!#e(B

-S e$B%\*%W%7%g%s$,$&$^$/F0$$$F$$$J$$$h$&$G$9!#e(B

$ cat /tmp/foo.rb  
p 1

$ PATH=/tmp ./ruby -vS foo.rb  
ruby 1.9.0 (2008-04-14 revision 16018) [i686-linux]  
/home/mame/work/ruby19/local/lib/ruby/1.9.0/i686-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so:1:  
Invalid char `\x7F' in expression /home/mame/work/ruby19/local/lib/ruby/1.9.0/i686-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so:1: Invalid char`\x01’ in expression  
/home/mame/work/ruby19/local/lib/ruby/1.9.0/i686-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so:1:  
Invalid char `\x01' in expression /home/mame/work/ruby19/local/lib/ruby/1.9.0/i686-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so:1: Invalid char`\x01’ in expression  
/home/mame/work/ruby19/local/lib/ruby/1.9.0/i686-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so:1:  
warning: useless use of a constant in void context  
/home/mame/work/ruby19/local/lib/ruby/1.9.0/i686-linux/enc/trans/transdb.so:1:in  
`’: uninitialized constant ELF (NameError)