# The Command Prompt

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-command-prompt/155563>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 13, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-command-prompt/155563 "2008-12-13T16:07:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![goneale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@goneale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goneale)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-command-prompt/155563/1 "2008-12-13T16:07:12Z")

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Hello,

Nice forum,

Could someone tell me how to type on the command prompt once I have  
started the server (webbrick).

It wont allow me to type anything on the prompt at all unless I stop the  
server first.

Please advise

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**Author:** ![goneale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@goneale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goneale)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-command-prompt/155563/2 "2008-12-13T18:19:18Z")

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On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:00 AM, Graham O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> ## Please advise
> 
> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).

Prefix your command with ‘start’. 😉

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**Author:** ![goneale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/a698b9/32.png) [@goneale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goneale)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 6:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-command-prompt/155563/3 "2008-12-13T18:21:25Z")

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List Rb wrote:

> On Dec 13, 2008, at 10:00 AM, Graham O. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> wrote:
> 
> > ## Please advise
> > 
> > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).
> 
> Prefix your command with ‘start’. 😉

thank you