# Ruby beginner

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-beginner/171531>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 4, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-beginner/171531 "2009-07-04T07:40:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bbce88/32.png) [@golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/golfdude)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 7:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-beginner/171531/1 "2009-07-04T07:40:36Z")

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I have ruby 1.8.6 installed on windows. I want to view the doc  
offline. I downloaded from [ruby-docs.org](http://ruby-docs.org) a .tgz file which when  
extracted was a 6-core-rdocs file. Not sure what to do with this. When  
I run “gem server” and access the page i do not see the “core” and  
“stdlib” documentation. How do I get these documentations ?

Thanks

gd

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**Author:** ![golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bbce88/32.png) [@golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/golfdude)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-beginner/171531/2 "2009-07-04T08:01:38Z")

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golfdude wrote:

> I have ruby 1.8.6 installed on windows. I want to view the doc  
> offline. I downloaded from [ruby-docs.org](http://ruby-docs.org) a .tgz file which when  
> extracted was a 6-core-rdocs file.

> Not sure what to do with this.

It’s old. ☹

I need to get a recent copy up on the site.

? When

> I run “gem server” and access the page i do not see the “core” and  
> “stdlib” documentation. How do I get these documentations ?

You can run the rdoc command over the Ruby source files (in some place  
such as C:\Ruby\src\ruby-1.8.6-p287 or whatever it is on your machine).

Open a command prompt (i.e., a DOS shell), get to the C drive (or  
whatever drive has the Ruby source), and change to where those source  
files are.

Then run rdoc.

For example

c:\> cd C:\Ruby\src\ruby-1.8.6-p287  
C:\Ruby\src\ruby-1.8.6-p287\> rdoc

If it complains about the output directory, you can pass in a name:

C:\Ruby\src\ruby-1.8.6-p287\> rdoc --op rdocs

–  
James B.

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**Author:** ![golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bbce88/32.png) [@golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/golfdude)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-beginner/171531/3 "2009-07-04T08:50:07Z")

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James B. wrote:

> I need to get a recent copy up on the site.  
> Done. Updated the rdoc .tgz downloads for the 1.8.6 docs.

–  
James B.

[www.jamesbritt.com](http://www.jamesbritt.com) - Playing with Better Toys  
[www.ruby-doc.org](http://www.ruby-doc.org) - Ruby Help & Documentation  
[www.rubystuff.com](http://www.rubystuff.com) - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff  
[www.neurogami.com](http://www.neurogami.com) - Smart application development

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**Author:** ![golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/bbce88/32.png) [@golfdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/golfdude)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-beginner/171531/4 "2009-07-04T09:10:35Z")

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Generated the docs.

Thanks

pady