# Rubygems: why "Bulk updating Gem source index..."

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-why-bulk-updating-gem-source-index/120134>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 14, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-why-bulk-updating-gem-source-index/120134 "2007-11-14T01:25:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/7/57b2e6/32.png) [@7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/7stud)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-why-bulk-updating-gem-source-index/120134/1 "2007-11-14T01:25:57Z")

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I get that message almost every time I use a command like:

gem query -rn someGem

I think once it didn’t say “Bulk Updating”, which takes about 5 minutes.  
Is there anyway to stop that?

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**Author:** ![7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/7/57b2e6/32.png) [@7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/7stud)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-why-bulk-updating-gem-source-index/120134/2 "2007-11-14T05:40:46Z")

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On Nov 13, 5:25 pm, 7stud – [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I get that message almost every time I use a command like:
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> gem query -rn someGem
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> I think once it didn’t say “Bulk Updating”, which takes about 5 minutes.  
> Is there anyway to stop that?

What version of gems are you using?

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**Author:** ![7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/7/57b2e6/32.png) [@7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/7stud)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-why-bulk-updating-gem-source-index/120134/3 "2007-11-14T08:40:09Z")

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Gavin K. wrote:

> What version of gems are you using?

0.9.4

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**Author:** ![7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/7/57b2e6/32.png) [@7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/7stud)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-why-bulk-updating-gem-source-index/120134/4 "2007-11-14T08:49:38Z")

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On Nov 13, 2007, at 23:40 , 7stud – wrote:

> Gavin K. wrote:
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> > What version of gems are you using?
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> 0.9.4

Try the beta. This problem has been marked as fixed in the tracker.