# Downloadable docs?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloadable-docs/172342>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 19, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloadable-docs/172342 "2009-07-19T22:11:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloadable-docs/172342/1 "2009-07-19T22:11:46Z")

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I havent been able to find any downloadable documentation to use while  
im traveling and internet-less. looking for something from beginner to  
intermediate. i found a couple out of date and incomplete ones. any  
help would be appreciated.

Eli

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloadable-docs/172342/2 "2009-07-19T22:17:02Z")

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On Jul 18, 11:09 am, “removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I havent been able to find any downloadable documentation to use while  
> im traveling and internet-less. looking for something from beginner to  
> intermediate. i found a couple out of date and incomplete ones. any  
> help would be appreciated.

RailsBrain has the API available in a neat downloadable form:  
[http://railsbrain.com/](http://railsbrain.com/)

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**Author:** ![casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/downloadable-docs/172342/3 "2009-07-20T11:32:14Z")

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Hey - you could also use:

rake rails:freeze:gems  
rake doc:rails

This will unpack rails to vendor/ and then build the entire API  
documentation in your /doc directory. I’ve used this in the past when  
I was away from an internet connection.

To see the docs for any plugins you’re using, use rake doc:plugins

> **[Some Handy rake Tasks](https://handyrailstips.com/tips/11-some-handy-rake-tasks/)**
>
> Here are some handy rake tasks you may not be aware of and a quick description of what they do:

> **[Documenting your application or plugin using RDoc](https://handyrailstips.com/tips/12-documenting-your-application-or-plugin-using-rdoc/)**
>
> When working with rails, the Rails Framework Documentation and Ruby Documentation are invaluable resources.

Hope that helps?

Gavin