# Require

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require/197046>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 5, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require/197046 "2010-06-05T10:36:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Srinivas\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Srinivas_G)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2010, 10:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require/197046/1 "2010-06-05T10:36:02Z")

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In Ruby there is a command called ‘require’. Explain what this command  
means and write an example of how it is used to include a Ruby Gem in  
a file.

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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Srinivas\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Srinivas_G)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require/197046/2 "2010-06-06T19:44:09Z")

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Srinivas G. wrote:

> In Ruby there is a command called �require�. Explain what this command  
> means and write an example of how it is used to include a Ruby Gem in  
> a file.

require “srinivas\_to\_do\_his\_own\_homework”

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**Author:** ![Srinivas\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@Srinivas\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Srinivas_G)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require/197046/3 "2010-06-06T20:04:09Z")

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Am 06.06.2010 um 19:44 schrieb Ar Chron:

> require “srinivas\_to\_do\_his\_own\_homework”

_sigh_ Couldn’t someone just block him from the list?

BR,

Felix