How do I make --no-ri --no-rdoc the default for gem install?

Question

Hopefully the title says it all - I never use ri nor rdoc and they take too long to install. Is there a config file somewhere that will let me do this

Answer 1

You're looking for the '.gemrc' config file.

Answer 2

you can alias your gem command for something like

alias geminst='gem install --no-ri --no-rdoc'

Answer 3

Just add

gem: --no-ri --no-rdoc

to your ~/.gemrc file

Answer 4

Under Windows XP the path to gemrc file is "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\gemrc". And this file is not created by default, you should create it yourself.