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Debug console

Last modified: 09 August 2022

When you run the debugging session for a Ruby script, Rails application, or test, RubyMine displays output and error messages in a console. After a breakpoint is hit or the debugging session is paused manually, you can examine a state of the suspended program using an interactive IRB-like console. In this console, you can check variable values, examine complex objects, call methods, and so on.

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In this topic, we'll show you how to open and use this console.

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You can load and debug specific parts of code in the IRB console without running a program. Learn more at Tutorial: Debug in IRB/Rails console.

Open the interactive console

Depending on a type of the debugging session, RubyMine provides two ways to interact with your application in a console:

  • If you debug a Ruby script or Rails application, open the Console tab in the Debug tool window and make sure that the Show Console Prompt button is pressed.

  • If you debug tests, Rake tasks, the Console tab is busy with test output. In this case, switch to the Interactive Console tab to interact with your application.

Use the interactive console

You can perform the following actions in a console:

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