# How to generate rDoc for a plugin?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-rdoc-for-a-plugin/92446>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 19, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-rdoc-for-a-plugin/92446 "2007-04-19T15:29:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-rdoc-for-a-plugin/92446/1 "2007-04-19T15:29:39Z")

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Hi,

I have a new plugin that I would like to generate the RDoc for.  
Is there a command to do this?

Thanks  
Scott

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-rdoc-for-a-plugin/92446/2 "2007-04-19T15:38:55Z")

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You should be able to “rake rdoc” inside the plugin’s folder, assuming  
the  
author rdoc’d.

Chris  
[http://dummied.org/](http://dummied.org/)

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**Author:** ![john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2007, 3:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-generate-rdoc-for-a-plugin/92446/3 "2007-04-19T15:47:19Z")

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Chris Vannoy wrote:

> You should be able to “rake rdoc” inside the plugin’s folder, assuming  
> the  
> author rdoc’d.
> 
> Chris  
> [http://dummied.org/](http://dummied.org/)

simple as that,  
Thanks