# How do I run a text.txt or a analyzer.rb

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-a-text-txt-or-a-analyzer-rb/192504>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 31, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-a-text-txt-or-a-analyzer-rb/192504 "2010-07-31T20:40:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![merc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@merc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/merc)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-a-text-txt-or-a-analyzer-rb/192504/1 "2010-07-31T20:40:45Z")

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Hi, everyone.

How do I run a .rb file in command prompt? I was in the command prompt,  
using irb, but I don’t understand why my .rb files looks like a regular  
text file. And I don’t know how to execute them either.

Is there something wrong with my ruby installation or something?

Thanks,

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**Author:** ![merc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@merc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/merc)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-a-text-txt-or-a-analyzer-rb/192504/2 "2010-08-01T08:18:10Z")

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Marvin

Thanks,  
It works! I put ruby first, then analyzer.rb in the command prompt.

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**Author:** ![merc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@merc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/merc)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-a-text-txt-or-a-analyzer-rb/192504/3 "2010-07-31T22:22:32Z")

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Am 31.07.2010 20:40, schrieb Tony Mr:

> Thanks,

Type

ruby “your\_file\_here.rb”

to run a Ruby file. And yes, Ruby sourcecode files are in fact regular  
text files, they’re nothing special. Ruby code doesn’t have to be  
compiled as C code does.

Vale,  
Marvin  
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