Simpler IRB

This IRB tip is so drop dead easy I’m surprised I just now ran across how to do it. Tired of the long IRB prompt like this:

irb(main):001:0>

Stick the following line in your .irbrc file:

IRB.conf[:PROMPT_MODE] = :SIMPLE

and you’ll get a prompt that is only two arrows:

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Less is more.

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Authored by John Nunemaker (Noo-neh-maker), a programmer who has fallen deeply in love with Ruby. Learn More.

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