# Help with LOAD\_PATH

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-load-path/71646>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 10, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-load-path/71646 "2006-10-10T16:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eduardo\_YSSSSSSSSez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Eduardo\_YSSSSSSSSez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Eduardo_YSSSSSSSSez)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-load-path/71646/1 "2006-10-10T16:00:58Z")

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Hi, I’m in troubles with this variable. I’m running a Linux OS, after  
logging in, if I type:

echo $LOAD\_PATH  
.:/home/eyp/Desarrollo/ruby/lib:/home/eyp/Desarrollo/ruby/lib/sybase:/usr/lib/ruby

then I go into irb:

irb  
irb(main):001:0\> $LOAD\_PATH  
=\> ["/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8",  
“/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-linux”, “/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby”,  
“/usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.8”, “/usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-linux”,  
“/usr/lib/site\_ruby”, “/usr/lib/ruby/1.8”,  
“/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-linux”, “.”]  
irb(main):002:0\>

which LOAD\_PATH variable is showed in irb?

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**Author:** ![Eduardo\_YSSSSSSSSez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Eduardo\_YSSSSSSSSez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Eduardo_YSSSSSSSSez)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-load-path/71646/2 "2006-10-10T16:31:11Z")

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Eduardo Yáñez Parareda wrote:

> irb(main):001:0\> $LOAD\_PATH  
> =\> ["/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8",  
> “/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-linux”, “/usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby”,  
> “/usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.8”, “/usr/lib/site\_ruby/1.8/i386-linux”,  
> “/usr/lib/site\_ruby”, “/usr/lib/ruby/1.8”,  
> “/usr/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-linux”, “.”]  
> irb(main):002:0\>
> 
> which LOAD\_PATH variable is showed in irb?

Ruby’s LOAD\_PATH is a combination of a set of default directories  
determined when Ruby is configured/installed, the directories (if any)  
defined by the $RUBYLIB environment variable, and any directories  
specified by -I options on the Ruby command line. It has nothing to do  
with any $LOAD\_PATH environment variable.

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**Author:** ![Eduardo\_YSSSSSSSSez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Eduardo\_YSSSSSSSSez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Eduardo_YSSSSSSSSez)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-load-path/71646/3 "2006-10-10T16:47:24Z")

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Solved. I had to export RUBYLIB to modify LOAD\_PATH.