In particular, why would I be getting this: $irb irb(main):001:0> require 'rubygems' => false The same command under dos returns true. jet -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple