bundle-binstubs(1)

bundle-binstubs1

Install the binstubs of the listed gems

Usage

bundle binstubs GEM_NAME [--force] [--standalone] [--all-platforms]

Overview

Binstubs are scripts that wrap around executables. Bundler creates a small Ruby file (a binstub) that loads Bundler, runs the command, and puts it into bin/. Binstubs are a shortcut-or alternative- to always using bundle exec. This gives you a file that can be run directly, and one that will always run the correct gem version used by the application.

For example, if you run bundle binstubs rspec-core, Bundler will create the file bin/rspec. That file will contain enough code to load Bundler, tell it to load the bundled gems, and then run rspec.

This command generates binstubs for executables in GEM_NAME. Binstubs are put into bin, or the directory specified by bin setting if it has been configured. Calling binstubs with [GEM [GEM]] will create binstubs for all given gems.

Options

--force

Overwrite existing binstubs if they exist.

--standalone

Makes binstubs that can work without depending on Rubygems or Bundler at runtime.

--shebang=SHEBANG

Specify a different shebang executable name than the default (default 'ruby')

--all

Create binstubs for all gems in the bundle.

--all-platforms

Install binstubs for all platforms.

Releases

6 releases since Debian 9 (Stretch); the text changed 5 times.

  1. 9
  2. 10
  3. 11
  4. 12
  5. 13
  6. Arch

--all since Debian 11 (Bullseye); --all-platforms since Debian 13 (Trixie); --shebang since Debian 10 (Buster).

--path until Debian 13 (Trixie).

From ruby-bundler 4.0.3-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.