Deprecated

This script has been superceded by Binbundle, a more complete version that's easier to install and offers more features.

Description

Creates a "bundle" file of all installed gems with executables. The resulting file is an executable script that can be run standalone, or in combination with this script to add options like sudo or --user-install to the gem install commands. These options can be specified when creating the file as well. A file created with sudo or --user-install commands can still be overridden when running via this script and --install.

Created file is called Binfile in the current directory unless another path is specified with --file.

Installation

Save the script to a directory in your $PATH and make it executable with chmod a+x bundle_gem_bins.

Usage

Run bundle_gem_bins to create a Binfile in the current directory. That file can optionally be made executable (you'll be prompted). In the future when doing a clean install or using a new system, you can just run that file to reinstall all of your gem binaries.

Using this script with the --install flag will read the Binfile and execute it line by line, adding options like version numbers, sudo, or the --user-install flag.

You can also run with subcommands bundle or install, e.g. bundle_gem_bins install.

Usage: bundle_gem_bins [options]
        --[no-]versions              Include version info in output (default true)
        --dry-run                    Output to STDOUT instead of file
    -s, --sudo                       Install gems with sudo
    -u, --user-install               Use --user-install to install gems
    -f, --file FILE                  Output to alternative filename (default Binfile)
    -v, --version                    Display version
        --install                    Run bundle script
    -h, --help                       Display this screen