Ruby Newbie Console Question

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Hello all,

I am getting started with the sitepoint RoR book. I want to start messing around with the Ruby Shell but I don't seem to be getting the desired results.

I have started the shell by typing irb into the Ruby Console

Then for a test I type irb> 1

The output is

irb#1(main):001:0>

If I try irb> 1 again I get
irb#2(main):001:0>

Any help would be appreciated, Thanks

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Nevermind I got it now.

irb#1(main):001:0>

is my irb promt duh!

I feel half retarded

irb#1(main):001:0> 1

results in

=> 1