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install

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install(name, version = Gem::Requirement.default, *options) public

Top level install helper method. Allows you to install gems interactively:

% irb
>> Gem.install "minitest"
Fetching: minitest-3.0.1.gem (100%)
=> [#<Gem::Specification:0x1013b4528 @name="minitest", ...>]

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# File lib/rubygems.rb, line 633
  def self.install name, version = Gem::Requirement.default, *options
    require "rubygems/dependency_installer"
    inst = Gem::DependencyInstaller.new(*options)
    inst.install name, version
    inst.installed_gems
  end

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