I used the cmd prompt Windows and type IRB to start and get that error.
On Friday, June 21, 2013 10:49:39 AM UTC-4, Colin Law wrote: > > On 21 June 2013 14:12, Oliver David <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > I'm new to Ruby. I installed Rails on Windows 8. > > > > When I type mkdir in IRB, I'm getting this. I tried running the IRB as > > administrator too, and still get the same result > > > > > > irb(main):001:0> mkdir lesson2 > > NameError: undefined local variable or method `lesson2' for main:Object > > from (irb):1 > > from C:/RailsInstaller/Ruby1.9.3/bin/irb:12:in `<main>' > > irb(main):002:0> cd lesson > > Those commands (mkdir and cd) are not supposed to be run in irb (which > is for ruby code), but in a console window. Whether they work in > Windows anyway I do not know. I strongly advise not to use Windows > for developing RoR applications, it is much easier in Linux (Ubuntu > for example) or Mac. > > Colin > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an > > email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to > > [email protected]<javascript:>. > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/eeef5f0a-4225-4f9b-9ac0-30aafb351ff0%40googlegroups.com. > > > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/e0a72d8d-ba65-4aa1-961b-9ec69a79e6c5%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
