# Re: about require

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-about-require/73028>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 20, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-about-require/73028 "2006-10-20T18:52:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/2acd7d/32.png) [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-about-require/73028/1 "2006-10-20T18:52:40Z")

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From: Li Chen

> Where is the default path that Ruby looks for? What if I want to ask  
> Ruby also looks for another path? And in what format,with rb  
> extension?

[http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/rubyworld.html#whererubyfindsitsmodule](http://phrogz.net/ProgrammingRuby/rubyworld.html#whererubyfindsitsmodule)  
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