How to use gem from local directory

Question

I installed gem "cupertino" and after that I changed some piece of code.

Now I want to use new copy of gem. It's located in ~/cupertino/cupertino-0.9.5.gem

I already have tried to change path by this:

gem "cupertino", :path => "~/cupertino/cupertino-0.9.5.gem"

but Bash said that "No such file or directory". What is wrong?

P.S: I'm newbie in MacOS ._.

upated:

gem "cupertino", :path => "/cupertino/cupertino-0.9.5.gem"

didn't help

This is a super-basic question, but it a known trap for a new developer. I'm not sure is should be closed — New Alexandria, Dec 17 '13 at 17:49
possible duplicate of [How can I specify a local gem in my Gemfile?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4487948/how-can-i-specify-a-local-gem-in-my-gemfile) — New Alexandria, Dec 17 '13 at 17:51
You didn't use the full path to the local gemfile. `/cupertino` isn't where it is, it's in your `home_dir` under `cupertino` (something like `/Users/your_username/cupertino` — Donovan, Dec 17 '13 at 17:56
ok, i tried this: gem "cupertino", :path => "/Users/admin/cupertino/cupertino-0.9.5.gem" ERROR: While executing gem ... (Gem::CommandLineError) Unknown command cupertino, — prozac631, Dec 17 '13 at 18:01
That's an entirely different problem. You probably need to install that gem locally first `gem install /Users/admin/cupertino/cupertino-0.9.5.gem` — Donovan, Dec 17 '13 at 18:08

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 17 '13 at 17:45

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gem doesn't understand ~, you'll need to use the full path to the gem.

answered Dec 17 '13 at 17:45

Donovan

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