# Re: Ominous quietude

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ominous-quietude/60377>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 12, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ominous-quietude/60377 "2006-05-12T20:37:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![DebaunS\_Steve\_SSemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d78d45/32.png) [@DebaunS\_Steve\_SSemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/DebaunS_Steve_SSemi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ominous-quietude/60377/1 "2006-05-12T20:37:26Z")

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I suspect you seek irb.exe, not ruby.exe. Ruby.exe is a non-interactive  
interpreter, iirc. Irb is the interactive one.

Glhfetc

sd