# Testing an installed gem

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-an-installed-gem/192143>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 24, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-an-installed-gem/192143 "2010-07-24T21:07:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![dwormuth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dwormuth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwormuth)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2010, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-an-installed-gem/192143/1 "2010-07-24T21:07:33Z")

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I know how to run tests on my app, but how do I run tests on a rvm  
installed gem?

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**Author:** ![dwormuth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@dwormuth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dwormuth)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-an-installed-gem/192143/2 "2010-07-25T22:05:19Z")

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Go toyour RVMROOT/gems/ruby-RUBYVERSION/gems/GEMNAME-GEMVERSION  
And look for the tests inside that directory.  
Probably there will be a rake task to run the tests

On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 4:06 PM, dwormuth [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I know how to run tests on my app, but how do I run tests on a rvm  
> installed gem?

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