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Gem::Uninstaller

< Object include Gem::InstallerUninstallerUtils include Gem::UserInteraction 12 instance methods 1 class methods

An Uninstaller.

The uninstaller fires pre and post uninstall hooks. Hooks can be added either through a rubygems_plugin.rb file in an installed gem or via a rubygems/defaults/#{RUBY_ENGINE}.rb or rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb file. See Gem.pre_uninstall and Gem.post_uninstall for details.

Class methods 1

.new

Instance methods 12

#announce_deletion_of #default_spec_matches? #default_specs_that_match #path_ok? #regenerate_plugins #remove #remove_all #remove_executables #safe_delete #uninstall #uninstall_gem #warn_cannot_uninstall_default_gems

Attributes

bin_dir

Read

The directory a gem’s executables will be installed into

gem_home

Read

The gem repository the gem will be installed into

spec

Read

The Gem::Specification for the gem being uninstalled, only set during uninstall_gem