# Spec Installation in RC2

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-installation-in-rc2/184459>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 2, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-installation-in-rc2/184459 "2010-03-02T22:45:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-installation-in-rc2/184459/1 "2010-03-02T22:45:13Z")

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I know in RC1 I had to manually copy the following files:

copy C:\ironruby\lib\ironruby\gems\bin\spec C:\ironruby\bin\ispec  
copy C:\ironruby\lib\ironruby\gems\bin\spec.bat  
C:\ironruby\bin\ispec.bat

But in RC2 do I have to take these steps or is it automatic?

Thanks,  
Azam

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-installation-in-rc2/184459/2 "2010-03-02T23:14:10Z")

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instead of copying you can now use

## ir -S spec and ironruby knows which script to load

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-installation-in-rc2/184459/3 "2010-03-02T23:33:05Z")

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So after installing spec as a gem I can run it like this:

ir -S spec myfile.rb

So, the following will not work:

ispec myfile.rb

Jim D. wrote:

> Once you install spec (ir -S gem install rspec), you should then be able  
> to run it via ir -S spec
> 
> JD

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**Author:** ![metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@metanoize](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/metanoize)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spec-installation-in-rc2/184459/4 "2010-03-02T23:31:10Z")

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Once you install spec (ir -S gem install rspec), you should then be able  
to run it via ir -S spec

JD