# The differeces among those three directories under ruby-1.8

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**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 23, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-differeces-among-those-three-directories-under-ruby-1-8/92694 "2007-04-23T03:36:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![mixfocus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@mixfocus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mixfocus)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2007, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-differeces-among-those-three-directories-under-ruby-1-8/92694/1 "2007-04-23T03:36:14Z")

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can anyone explain the  
differeces among those three directories under ruby-1.8.5\lib\ruby: /  
1.8, /gems, and /site\_ruby

thanks