---
id: ruby
title: Ruby
sidebar_label: Ruby
---

## What

Display the currently active ruby version.

## Sample Configuration

import Config from '@site/src/components/Config.js';

<Config data={{
  "type": "ruby",
  "style": "powerline",
  "powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
  "foreground": "#ffffff",
  "background": "#4063D8",
  "template": " \uE791 {{ .Full }}"
}}/>

## Properties

| Name                   | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                     |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `home_enabled`         | `boolean` | display the segment in the HOME folder or not - defaults to `false`                                                                                                             |
| `fetch_version`        | `boolean` | display the ruby version - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                   |
| `missing_command_text` | `string`  | text to display when the command is missing - defaults to empty                                                                                                                 |
| `display_mode`         | `string`  | <ul><li>`always`: the segment is always displayed</li><li>`files`: the segment is only displayed when `*.rb`, `Gemfile` or `Rakefile` files are present (**default**)</li></ul> |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ if .Error }}{{ .Error }}{{ else }}{{ .Full }}{{ end }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name     | Type     | Description                                        |
| -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `.Full`  | `string` | the full version                                   |
| `.Error` | `string` | error encountered when fetching the version string |

[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates
