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Default gems without designated maintainer
| Default Gem | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
| benchmark | Benchmark utility: Measures and reports the time used to execute code | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby |
| date c | The Date and DateTime classes | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc (1) · RDoc (2) · CRuby · JRuby (1) · JRuby (2) · JRuby (3) |
| delegate | Provides three ways to delegate method calls | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby |
| english | Readable aliases for special global variables | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby |
| error_highlight | Improves error messages with additional debug info | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby (1) · CRuby (2) |
| etc c | Access UNIX info from /etc |
RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby (1) · JRuby (2) |
| fcntl c | Loads values from the OS' fcntl.h to be used for low-level file descriptor manipulation system calls with IO#fcntl and IO.sysopen |
RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby (1) · JRuby (2) |
| fileutils | Utilities for working with the file system, such as copying, moving, or deleting files | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby (1) |
| net-protocol | Internal class for the other net-* libraries | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby |
| open3 | Simple spawning of child processes | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby |
| pstore | Transactional file storage for Ruby objects | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby |
| ruby2_keywords | A shim gemspec to indicate that the Ruby implementation includes the ruby2_keywords method |
RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc |
| syntax_suggest | Assists with code recommendation to resolve Ruby syntax errors | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby (1) · CRuby (2) |
| tempfile | Simplifies OS independent creation of temporary files | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby (1) · JRuby (2) |
| tmpdir | Adds a Dir.mktmpdir method for creating temporary directories OS independently |
RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby |
| weakref | Explicitly allow objects to be garbage collected | RubyGems · GitHub · RDoc · CRuby · JRuby |
More Standard Gems
- General information about standard gems
- Gem list for Ruby: 3.4.0 (preview)
- Gem list for Ruby: 3.3.6 · 3.3.5 · 3.3.4 · 3.3.3 · 3.3.2 · 3.3.1 · 3.3.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 3.2.6 · 3.2.5 · 3.2.4 · 3.2.3 · 3.2.2 · 3.2.1 · 3.2.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 3.1.6 · 3.1.5 · 3.1.4 · 3.1.3 · 3.1.2 · 3.1.1 · 3.1.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 3.0.7 · 3.0.6 · 3.0.5 · 3.0.4 · 3.0.3 · 3.0.2 · 3.0.1 · 3.0.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 2.7.8 · 2.7.7 · 2.7.6 · 2.7.5 · 2.7.4 · 2.7.3 · 2.7.2 · 2.7.1 · 2.7.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 2.6.10 · 2.6.9 · 2.6.8 · 2.6.7 · 2.6.6 · 2.6.5 · 2.6.4 · 2.6.3 · 2.6.2 · 2.6.1 · 2.6.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 2.5.9 · 2.5.8 · 2.5.7 · 2.5.6 · 2.5.5 · 2.5.4 · 2.5.3 · 2.5.2 · 2.5.1 · 2.5.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 2.4.10 · 2.4.9 · 2.4.8 · 2.4.7 · 2.4.6 · 2.4.5 · 2.4.4 · 2.4.3 · 2.4.2 · 2.4.1 · 2.4.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 2.3.8 · 2.3.7 · 2.3.6 · 2.3.5 · 2.3.4 · 2.3.3 · 2.3.2 · 2.3.1 · 2.3.0
- Gem list for Ruby: 2.2.10 · 2.2.9 · 2.2.8 · 2.2.7 · 2.2.6 · 2.2.5 · 2.2.4 · 2.2.3 · 2.2.2 · 2.2.1 · 2.2.0
- Compare versions: Main Rubies · Supported Rubies · All Rubies · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0 · 2.7 · 2.6 · 2.5 · 2.4 · 2.3 · 2.2
- Gemified in: 3.4 - 3.3 - 3.2 · 3.1 · 3.0 · 2.7 · 2.6 · 2.5 · 2.4 · 2.3 · 2.2
- List of Non-Gem Default Libraries
- List of Unmaintained Default Gems
- List of Removed Standard Gems