# I cant run the capify. command in my ubuntu machine **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 2, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-cant-run-the-capify-command-in-my-ubuntu-machine/167029 "2009-05-02T13:31:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jotape](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jotape](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jotape)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-cant-run-the-capify-command-in-my-ubuntu-machine/167029/1 "2009-05-02T13:31:54Z")
i am the lastest rails release 2.3.2 and when i try to run capify.command i get this error pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp$ sudo gem install capistrano Successfully installed net-ssh-2.0.11 Successfully installed net-sftp-2.0.2 Successfully installed net-scp-1.0.2 Successfully installed net-ssh-gateway-1.0.1 Successfully installed highline-1.5.0 Successfully installed capistrano-2.5.5 6 gems installed Installing ri documentation for net-ssh-2.0.11… Installing ri documentation for net-sftp-2.0.2… Installing ri documentation for net-scp-1.0.2… Installing ri documentation for net-ssh-gateway-1.0.1… Installing ri documentation for highline-1.5.0… Installing ri documentation for capistrano-2.5.5… Installing RDoc documentation for net-ssh-2.0.11… Installing RDoc documentation for net-sftp-2.0.2… Installing RDoc documentation for net-scp-1.0.2… Installing RDoc documentation for net-ssh-gateway-1.0.1… Installing RDoc documentation for highline-1.5.0… Installing RDoc documentation for capistrano-2.5.5… pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp$ cd test pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp/test$ capify Please specify the directory to capify, e.g. `capify .' pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp/test$ sudo capify Please specify the directory to capify, e.g.`capify .’ pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp/test$ cap capify the task `capify’ does not exist pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp/test$ please help me!!! ---
**Author:** ![jotape](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@jotape](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jotape)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-cant-run-the-capify-command-in-my-ubuntu-machine/167029/2 "2010-03-03T18:47:20Z")
> pedro@pedroC:~/railsapp/test$ capify > Please specify the directory to capify, e.g. `capify .’ try instead runing: capify . note the space and dot at the end.