# Re: $binding global var?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-binding-global-var/105355>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 29, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-binding-global-var/105355 "2007-05-29T08:45:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Matthieu\_TC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Matthieu\_TC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Matthieu_TC)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-binding-global-var/105355/1 "2007-05-29T08:45:03Z")

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Ah… i see.  
thanks.

----- Original Message ----  
From: Joel VanderWerf [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
To: ruby-talk ML [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:49:22 PM  
Subject: Re: $binding global var?

Matthieu TC wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> Can anyone satisfy my curiosity and tell me what the global variable $binding is for?
> 
> I though it might be a default binding for eval calls but my tests didnt concur.

Irb uses $binding. But ruby does not:

$ ruby -ve ‘p global\_variables.grep(/binding/)’  
ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
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