# Noob: No output when running Ruby command

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-no-output-when-running-ruby-command/122869>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [December 12, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-no-output-when-running-ruby-command/122869 "2007-12-12T19:04:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![vin03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/919ad9/32.png) [@vin03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vin03)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-no-output-when-running-ruby-command/122869/1 "2007-12-12T19:04:47Z")

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Hi,

There is not output when I run the command:

ruby filename.rb

the system seems to accept the command but it does not produce any  
output (and does not produce any error message either)

The contents of filename.rb is simple, it just consist of the 2 lines

#!/usr/bin/env ruby  
print ‘Hello’

The interactive ruby command irb runs perfectly for me.

I’m running Rails 1.2.3 on a iBook PPC 10.4.11.

Is my rails corrupted? Do I need to reinstall my version of Rails? And  
how can I go about doing it?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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**Author:** ![vin03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/919ad9/32.png) [@vin03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vin03)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-no-output-when-running-ruby-command/122869/2 "2007-12-12T19:16:28Z")

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> #!/usr/bin/env ruby  
> print ‘Hello’

try puts ‘Hello’.

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**Author:** ![vin03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/919ad9/32.png) [@vin03](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vin03)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-no-output-when-running-ruby-command/122869/3 "2007-12-12T19:25:00Z")

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Shandy N. wrote:

> > #!/usr/bin/env ruby  
> > print ‘Hello’
> 
> try puts ‘Hello’.

It works! Thank you! 🙂