# Re: newbie: pipe

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-newbie-pipe/76548>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 20, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-newbie-pipe/76548 "2006-11-20T14:46:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 20, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-newbie-pipe/76548/1 "2006-11-20T14:46:07Z")

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In a message dated 11/19/2006 2:20:31 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid writes:

John Giles [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) writes:

> Im pretty new to programming in general and ruby is only the second  
> language that ive taken on. ive been reading around looking at code  
> examples etc… and something that keeps coming up is pipe ie:  
> |something\_in\_here|. Could someone give an example of how this works and  
> what it exactly does because ive never seen it before and google  
> isnt helping.

It is declaring an argument to a block. If you have never seen it  
before, you should shred your introduction to Ruby. But it sounds  
like you already did, and that might be your problem.

–  
David K., Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum

Boy! That was a lot of help David. Remind me to call on you whenever I  
need  
help.

Charles G.