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/usr/bin/erb

the Ruby programming language

From ruby-3.2 3.2.11-r9 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running erb --help (exit 1). permalink

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erb [switches] [var=value...] [inputfile]
  -x               print ruby script
  -n               print ruby script with line number
  -v               enable verbose mode
  -d               set $DEBUG to true
  -r library       load a library
  -E ex[:in]       set default external/internal encodings
  -U               set default encoding to UTF-8
  -T trim_mode     specify trim_mode (0..2, -)
  -P               disable ruby code evaluation for lines beginning with %
  var=value        set variable
Options (14)
OptionDescriptionSource
-xConverts the eRuby script into Ruby script and prints it without line numbers.help + man
-nprint ruby script with line numberhelp + man
-vEnables verbose mode.help + man
-dset $DEBUG to truehelp + man
-r libraryload a libraryhelp + man
-E ex[:inset default external/internal encodingshelp
-Ucan be one of Sets the default value for internal encodings ("Encoding.default_internal") to UTF-8.help + man
-T trim_modeSpecifies trim mode (default 0).help + man
-PDisables ruby code evaluation for lines beginning with "%".help + man
--versionPrints the version of . (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-S levelSpecifies the safe level in which eRuby script will run. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--debugTurns on debug mode. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
-h (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--helpPrints a summary of the options. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested

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