# Checking for gems that need to be updated

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 21, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649 "2006-02-21T23:22:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649/1 "2006-02-21T23:22:15Z")

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Is there an easy way to list which installed gems are out of date?  
Basically it would look at the local gems, compare them to the latest  
remote versions, and just show me if there’s a newer version  
available.

Pat

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**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649/2 "2006-02-21T23:40:43Z")

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Pat M. wrote:

> Is there an easy way to list which installed gems are out of date?  
> Basically it would look at the local gems, compare them to the latest  
> remote versions, and just show me if there’s a newer version  
> available.

Why not just do

gem update

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**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2006, 11:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649/3 "2006-02-21T23:46:52Z")

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Pat M. schrieb:

> Is there an easy way to list which installed gems are out of date?  
> Basically it would look at the local gems, compare them to the latest  
> remote versions, and just show me if there’s a newer version  
> available.

Pat, I once wrote a little script to do just this. If you’re not on  
Windows, I think you’ll have to change the way I call the gem command.

Regards,  
Pit

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**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649/4 "2006-02-22T16:44:09Z")

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Hi All,

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	I am considering learning ruby but tend to program graphics. Will ruby 

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be  
beneficial to me?

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	All the best
			Ian G.
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**Author:** ![pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/22d042/32.png) [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2006, 4:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-gems-that-need-to-be-updated/71649/5 "2006-02-22T16:59:25Z")

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Hi All,

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		I am considering trying ruby but use graphics a lot, so will ruby be 

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of  
much use e. g. is there a graphics library?

```
	All the best Ian G.
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