I want add alias to my .irbrc similary like alias q exit (work). But

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Asked: May 27, 20262026-05-27T03:27:44+00:00 2026-05-27T03:27:44+00:00

I want add alias to my .irbrc similary like

alias q exit

(work).

But I want to run some command, for example

alias cleandb="DatabaseCleaner.clean"

(don’t work).
How execute this?

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-27T03:27:45+00:00

Editorial Team

Reopen the kernel module. Something like the following:

module Kernel

   def q
     exit
   end

end

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