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start

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start(ap_path = nil) public

initialize IRB and start TOP_LEVEL irb

# File lib/irb.rb, line 51
  def IRB.start(ap_path = nil)
    $0 = File::basename(ap_path, ".rb") if ap_path

    IRB.setup(ap_path)

    if @CONF[:SCRIPT]
      irb = Irb.new(nil, @CONF[:SCRIPT])
    else
      irb = Irb.new
    end

    @CONF[:IRB_RC].call(irb.context) if @CONF[:IRB_RC]
    @CONF[:MAIN_CONTEXT] = irb.context

    trap("SIGINT") do
      irb.signal_handle
    end
    
    catch(:IRB_EXIT) do
      irb.eval_input
    end
#    print "\n"
  end

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