Rails console runs without prompt

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When I run my rails console I got something like this:

Loading development environment (Rails 3.2.3)
/Users/sebastiannowak/.rvm/gems/jruby-1.6.7@global/gems/bundler-1.1.0/lib/bundler.rb:254 warning: shadowing outer local variable - path
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2012-06-27 09:27:21 +0200

As you can see I can interact with console but it is quite uncomfortable. I run JRuby 1.6.7. Somebody has such issue?

This happens to me, but only if I run with `--ng` (connect to nailgun). `JRUBY_OPTS=' ' irb` gives me the prompt, and `:PROMPT_MODE` is `:DEFAULT`. — Kelvin, Jul 12 '13 at 12:34

score 13 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 27 '12 at 07:59

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Most probably somewhere in you ~/.irbrc, you're doing:

IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :XMP

Try removing that line. Or change it to:

IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :SIMPLE

answered Jun 27 '12 at 07:59

Waseem

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Wow, man! Thank you so much. In ~/.irbrc I haven't any line with prompt mode settings. – Sebastian Jun 27 '12 at 08:19
Thank you! I came across the same problem and this solved it. – Stefan Novak Nov 02 '12 at 23:59

score 3 · Answer 2 · 2014-02-05T16:57:21.143

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On newer version of JRuby, the Rails console has a variety of other problems for me as well:

Command duplicated on the next line
Multiple Enter keypresses needed to exit
First command doesn't show while typing

Running the console with the following fixed it for me:

jruby -Xlaunch.inproc=true -S rails c

edited Feb 05 '14 at 16:57

answered Feb 04 '14 at 22:46

Rails console runs without prompt

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