English.rb access global variables by english names Env.rb access environment variables as globals 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) 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 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 forwardable.rb explicit delegation library ftools.rb file tools ftplib.rb ftp access library (obsolete; use net/ftp) getoptlong.rb GNU getoptlong compatible getopts.rb parse command line options (use getoptlong) importenv.rb access environment variables as globals irb.rb interactive ruby jcode.rb japanese text handling (replace String methods) mailread.rb read mail headers mathn.rb extended math operation matrix.rb matrix calculation library mkmf.rb Makefile maker monitor.rb exclusive region monitor for thread mutex_m.rb mutex mixin net/ftp.rb ftp access net/http.rb HTTP access net/imap.rb IMAP4 access net/pop.rb POP3 access 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 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. 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 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 thread.rb thread support thwait.rb thread syncronization class timeout.rb provids timeout tracer.rb execution tracer weakref.rb weak reference class