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Remove Older Gem Versions

06.18.2010

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        // description of your code here
This code removes all but the most recent version of each ruby gem in your system.

EOL_SEPARATOR = "\n"
gems = `gem list`.split(EOL_SEPARATOR)
gems.each do |g|    
  gem_name = g.split("(").first
  cmd = "gem cleanup #{gem_name}"
  system(cmd)
end

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