# How to run ruby from anywhere?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-ruby-from-anywhere/195462>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 23, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-ruby-from-anywhere/195462 "2010-09-23T14:34:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![tanawatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tanawatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tanawatl)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-ruby-from-anywhere/195462/1 "2010-09-23T14:34:36Z")

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I use windows platform.I’ve alredy extrated ruby on c:\ drive.But when  
i need to use ruby command I must run from c:\ruby\bin every time.  
Anyway to run ruby from anywhere?

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**Author:** ![tanawatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tanawatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tanawatl)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2010, 2:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-ruby-from-anywhere/195462/2 "2010-09-23T14:40:39Z")

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Tanawat L. wrote:

> I use windows platform.I’ve alredy extrated ruby on c:\ drive.But when  
> i need to use ruby command I must run from c:\ruby\bin every time.  
> Anyway to run ruby from anywhere?
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> Thanks
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Trying to add your ruby path(c:\ruby\bin) into Environment variable  
path…

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**Author:** ![tanawatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tanawatl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tanawatl)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-run-ruby-from-anywhere/195462/3 "2010-09-24T06:23:52Z")

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On windows there is a optin while installing ruby. some thing like path  
add  
Check that while install and run ruby from everywhere

On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 6:10 PM, Amit T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

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Thanks:  
Rajeev sharma