# Tabular view gem in script/console

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabular-view-gem-in-script-console/190246>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabular-view-gem-in-script-console/190246 "2010-06-17T16:22:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![chamnap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@chamnap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chamnap)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabular-view-gem-in-script-console/190246/1 "2010-06-17T16:22:29Z")

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I remember there is a gem on github that is able to display tabular  
view like mysql console in script/console. Anyone knows, I seem to  
forget, couldn’t find it?

Thanks  
Chamnap

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**Author:** ![chamnap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@chamnap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chamnap)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabular-view-gem-in-script-console/190246/2 "2010-06-17T16:22:31Z")

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On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:30 AM, Chamnap [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I remember there is a gem on github that is able to display tabular  
> view like mysql console in script/console. Anyone knows, I seem to  
> forget, couldn’t find it?

Hi, the gem you’re asking for is “hirb”.

Install it and then add:  
require ‘hirb’  
Hirb.enable

in your ~/.irbrc

Hope it helps.

Cheers.

–  
Leonardo M…  
There’s no place like ~

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**Author:** ![chamnap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@chamnap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chamnap)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tabular-view-gem-in-script-console/190246/3 "2010-06-21T04:15:17Z")

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Hi,

Thanks for your help.

Chamnap