# Trying to find the Rubocop yml file

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-find-the-rubocop-yml-file/259470>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [May 4, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-find-the-rubocop-yml-file/259470 "2020-05-04T19:36:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![PaulGureghian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@PaulGureghian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PaulGureghian)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-find-the-rubocop-yml-file/259470/1 "2020-05-04T19:36:00Z")

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I looked in the .gem and .rvm folders.

[Linux terminal](https://imgur.com/a/Hf2htqm)

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**Author:** ![pcl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ecae2f/32.png) [@pcl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pcl)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-find-the-rubocop-yml-file/259470/2 "2020-05-04T21:23:20Z")

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I use rvm, so mine is in:

.rvm/gems/ruby-2.7.1/gems/rubocop-0.82.0/config/default.yml

You can use `gem environment` to find where your gems are stored, then look under there.

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**Author:** ![PaulGureghian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/ba8739/32.png) [@PaulGureghian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PaulGureghian)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2020, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-find-the-rubocop-yml-file/259470/3 "2020-05-04T21:49:50Z")

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Found it.  
Wow. 4,073 lines.