# Interpreter holds on to written code, maybe?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-holds-on-to-written-code-maybe/126708>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 21, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-holds-on-to-written-code-maybe/126708 "2008-01-21T15:51:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@toadkicker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toadkicker)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interpreter-holds-on-to-written-code-maybe/126708/1 "2008-01-21T15:51:07Z")

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This spawns from a couple of other threads. Is there a way to recover  
executed code (verbatim) from the interpreter?

Todd