Exiting ri on a mac terminal

[Ruby Fan]

Hi,
I've been avoiding using ri for my docs because when I type it I can't
seem to exit out of it without closing terminal.

I've tried all the usual suspects like ctrl-c, ctrl-d, esc. Any ideas
on what I might be doing wrong?

 

[Rob Biedenharn]

Hi,
I've been avoiding using ri for my docs because when I type it I can't
seem to exit out of it without closing terminal.

I've tried all the usual suspects like ctrl-c, ctrl-d, esc. Any ideas
on what I might be doing wrong?

q?

If you have a ':' prompt, you're in less (or your configured PAGER
program).

-Rob

Rob Biedenharn http://agileconsultingllc.com
(e-mail address removed)

 

[Ruby Fan]

ri uses less(1), press q to exit.

That was it. Thanks!

 

[matt neuburg]

That was it. Thanks!

Try putting this line in your .bash_profile:

alias ri='ri -f ansi -T'

Much nicer behavior and display in Terminal. m.

 

[Ruby Fan]

Try putting this line in your .bash_profile:

alias ri='ri -f ansi -T'

Much nicer behavior and display in Terminal. m.

I just put it in my .profile but didn't notice any difference.

 

[Eric Hodel]

Try putting this line in your .bash_profile:

alias ri='ri -f ansi -T'

Much nicer behavior and display in Terminal. m.

Better:

export RI=-T -f ansi