class RDoc::RI::Driver

The RI driver implements the command-line ri tool.

The driver supports:

  • loading RI data from:

    • Ruby’s standard library

    • RubyGems

    • ~/.rdoc

    • A user-supplied directory

  • Paging output (uses RI_PAGER environment variable, PAGER environment variable or the less, more and pager programs)

  • Interactive mode with tab-completion

  • Abbreviated names (ri Zl shows Zlib documentation)

  • Colorized output

  • Merging output from multiple RI data sources