# So, uh, where's my gem? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 9, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/so-uh-wheres-my-gem/155183 "2008-12-09T03:05:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeekar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@Zeekar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zeekar)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/so-uh-wheres-my-gem/155183/1 "2008-12-09T03:05:43Z")
$ sudo gem install net-sftp Successfully installed net-sftp-2.0.1 1 gem installed Installing ri documentation for net-sftp-2.0.1… Installing RDoc documentation for net-sftp-2.0.1… $ irb -rubygems -rnet-sftp /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require': no such file to load -- net-sftp (LoadError) from /usr/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 31:in`require’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:252:in `load_modules' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:250:in`each’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:250:in `load_modules' from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:21:in`setup’ from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb.rb:54:in `start’ from /usr/bin/irb:13 $ ri net-sftp Nothing known about net-sftp Can anyone help me figure out where my gem wound up? I’ve confirmed that gem and irb and ri are all pointing at the same Ruby install tree… ---
**Author:** ![Zeekar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@Zeekar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zeekar)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/so-uh-wheres-my-gem/155183/2 "2008-12-09T03:35:32Z")
On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 8:58 PM, Zeekar [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > ``` > from /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/irb/init.rb:252:in `load_modules' > > ``` > > tree… > Try “require ‘net/sftp’” ---
**Author:** ![Zeekar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/z/a8b319/32.png) [@Zeekar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zeekar)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/so-uh-wheres-my-gem/155183/3 "2008-12-10T00:24:10Z")
On Dec 8, 2008, at 17:58 , Zeekar wrote: > $ irb -rubygems -rnet-sftp -r is hardcoded, it can’t be overridden by rubygems. ☹ as Michael said, you need -e “require ‘net/sftp’; blahblah”