Release v1.12.0 · ruby/irb

The help command now displays a help message directly, instead of opening a ri console.You can now get detailed usage information for specific commands by using help . Commands that currently support detailed help messages include:show_sourceshow_doceditlsWe welcome contributions to expand this list!The show_source command can now display methods defined during the IRB session.In irb:rdbg sessions, simply hitting will now repeat the last command, mirroring the behavior in rdbg sessions.IRB now supports loading .irbrc from multiple locations. This means that for most users, ~/.irbrc will also be loaded when a project/.irbrc is defined.