summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/lib/README
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorknu <knu@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>2001-05-26 12:38:57 +0000
committerknu <knu@b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e>2001-05-26 12:38:57 +0000
commit6f0e35087275bd8ff2f117ed5183ac73a98593f5 (patch)
tree2997e800f2507db603bfaf17a4e677612479a6fe /lib/README
parentbf33da6d185c644b9f1d041406e34ced7be017c9 (diff)
Update.
git-svn-id: svn+ssh://ci.ruby-lang.org/ruby/branches/ruby_1_6@1467 b2dd03c8-39d4-4d8f-98ff-823fe69b080e
Diffstat (limited to 'lib/README')
-rw-r--r--lib/README48
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/lib/README b/lib/README
index 9aaf4524c9..f5dc1d6e8e 100644
--- a/lib/README
+++ b/lib/README
@@ -1,29 +1,29 @@
-English.rb access global variables by english names
-Env.rb access environment variables as globals
+English.rb lets Perl'ish global variables have English names
+Env.rb loads importenv.rb
README this file
-base64.rb encode/decode base64 (obsolete)
-cgi.rb CGI access
-cgi/session.rb CGI session
-cgi-lib.rb decode CGI data (old style)
+base64.rb encodes/decodes base64 (obsolete)
+cgi-lib.rb simple CGI support library (old style)
+cgi.rb CGI support library
+cgi/session CGI session class
complex.rb complex number suppor
date.rb date object
date2.rb date object (obsolete; use date)
debug.rb ruby debugger
-delegate.rb delegate messages to other object
+delegate.rb delegates messages to other object
e2mmap.rb exception utilities
eregex.rb extended regular expression (just a proof of concept)
-final.rb add finalizer to the object (simple)
-finalize.rb add finalizer to the object
-find.rb traverse directory tree
+final.rb adds finalizer to the object (simple)
+finalize.rb adds finalizer to the object
+find.rb traverses directory tree
forwardable.rb explicit delegation library
ftools.rb file tools
-ftplib.rb ftp access library (obsolete; use net/ftp)
+ftplib.rb obsolete - use net/ftp
getoptlong.rb GNU getoptlong compatible
-getopts.rb parse command line options (use getoptlong)
-importenv.rb access environment variables as globals
+getopts.rb parses command line options (use getoptlong)
+importenv.rb imports environment variables as global variables
irb.rb interactive ruby
-jcode.rb japanese text handling (replace String methods)
-mailread.rb read mail headers
+jcode.rb Japanese text handling (replace String methods)
+mailread.rb reads mail headers
mathn.rb extended math operation
matrix.rb matrix calculation library
mkmf.rb Makefile maker
@@ -37,23 +37,23 @@ net/protocol.rb abstract class for net library
net/smtp.rb SMTP access
net/telnet.rb telnet library
observer.rb observer desing pattern library (provides Observable)
-open3.rb open subprocess connection stdin/stdout/stderr
+open3.rb opens subprocess connection stdin/stdout/stderr
ostruct.rb python style object
parsearg.rb argument parser using getopts
-parsedate.rb parse date string
-ping.rb check whether host is up, using TCP echo.
+parsedate.rb parses date string
+ping.rb checks whether host is up, using TCP echo.
profile.rb ruby profiler
pstore.rb persistent object strage using marshal
rational.rb rational number support
-readbytes.rb define IO#readbytes
-shell.rb shell like facilities under Ruby
-shellwords.rb split into words like shell
+readbytes.rb defines IO#readbytes
+shell.rb runs commands and does pipeline operations like shell
+shellwords.rb splits string into words like shell
singleton.rb singleton design pattern library
sync.rb 2 phase lock
-telnet.rb telnet library (obsolete; use net/telnet)
-tempfile.rb temporary file that automatically removed
+telnet.rb obsolete - use net/telnet
+tempfile.rb temporary file with automatic removal
thread.rb thread support
thwait.rb thread syncronization class
-timeout.rb provids timeout
+timeout.rb provides timeout
tracer.rb execution tracer
weakref.rb weak reference class