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Pry Cheat Sheet

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# In your code:
binding.remote_pry

# In the shell:
bundle exec pry-remote
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pry-rescue

Add the pry-rescue gem.

Pry::rescue {
  # raise exceptions here
}
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Or run:

bundle exec rescue rspec
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Additional commands:

pry(main)> cd-cause
pry(main)> try-again
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hirb

Add the hirb gem.

> table User.all
> view User.all
> view User.all, fields: %w[id name email]
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Shell integration

shell-mode adds dir to the prompt.

pry(main)> shell-mode
pry(main):/home/x $
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Commands with . are shell commands.

pry(main)> .cat hello.txt
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[Rails] ls


> ls         # All

> ls -m # Methods
> ls -M # Instance methods

> ls -g # Globals
> ls -l # Local vars
> ls -c # Constants

> ls -i # Instance vars

> ls -G xx # Grey by regex

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[Rails] Rails


> show-models
> show-routes
> show-middleware
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[Rails] Rails console

Also consider pry-rails.

$ pry -r ./config/environment
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Misc commands


> hist          # History
> wtf? # Trace of recent exception
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Gems


> gem-cd foo      # Switch to gem's dir
> gem-install foo
> gem-list
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