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Asked: May 26, 20262026-05-26T19:15:38+00:00 2026-05-26T19:15:38+00:00

When I use the puts command, especially in IRB I get a nil returned

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When I use the puts command, especially in IRB I get a nil returned as part of the statement execution.

I was curious to know what it means on a general note.

Please find below a sample:-

ruby-1.8.7-p334 :021 > puts 3/2
1
 => nil 

Your inputs would be really handy.
Thanks.

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    2026-05-26T19:15:39+00:00Added an answer on May 26, 2026 at 7:15 pm

    Every method in Ruby returns a value. puts doesn’t really have any sort of useful value to return, so it returns nil.

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