# \[Feature:trunk\] \[irb\] interactive help

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-irb-interactive-help/179839>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [December 5, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-irb-interactive-help/179839 "2009-12-05T02:23:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 2:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-irb-interactive-help/179839/1 "2009-12-05T02:23:53Z")

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# Index: lib/irb/cmd/help.rb

— lib/irb/cmd/help.rb (revision 25998)  
+++ lib/irb/cmd/help.rb (working copy)  
@@ -22,4 +22,8 @@ module IRB  
else  
def execute(\*names)

- 

```
     if names.empty?

```

- 

```
       Ri.interactive

```

- 

```
       return

```

- 

```
     end
     names.each do |name|
       begin
```

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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2010, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-irb-interactive-help/179839/2 "2010-03-30T13:37:58Z")

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2442](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2442)

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**Author:** ![nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@nobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nobu)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-irb-interactive-help/179839/3 "2010-04-08T00:27:41Z")

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This issue was solved with changeset r27254.  
Nobuyoshi, thank you for reporting this issue.  
Your contribution to Ruby is greatly appreciated.  
May Ruby be with you.

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[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2442](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2442)