---
name: "gem_server"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rubygems"
version: "0.9.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gem_server"
---

# gem\_server(1)

Start up web server to see docs of the installed gems.

## NAME

gem\_server — Start up web server to see docs of the installed gems.

## SYNOPSIS

**gem\_server** \[-p  \| --port=PORT  \]  \[-d  \| --dir=GEMDIR  \]

**gem\_server** \[-h  \| --help \]

## DESCRIPTION

**gem\_server** starts up web server to see docs of the installed gems.

This manual page was written for the **Debian GNU/Linux** distribution  because the original program does not have a manual page.  Instead, it has documentation in the GNU       **Info** format; see below.

## OPTIONS

**gem\_server** accepts the following options:

- \-h, --help

  Show summary of options.

- \-p=*PORT*, --port=*PORT*

  Specify the port to listen on.

- \-d=*GEMDIR*, --dir=*GEMDIR*

  Specify the directory from which to serve Gems.

## SEE ALSO

gem (1)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Daigo Moriwaki beatles@sgtpepper.net for  the **Debian GNU/Linux** system (but may be used by others).  Permission is  granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under  the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 2 any   later version published by the Free Software Foundation.

On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General Public  License can be found in /usr/share/common-licenses/GPL.