ssmoot / gmail.com wrote:
> I'm not sure how I got into this situation being a Mac newbie, but I
> think it started after running one of the various "fix ruby on OS X"
> scripts.
> 
> The problem is, everytime I click on my Terminal shortcut on the dock,
> it jumps directly into irb. I have to type "exit" to go back to the
> bash shell.
> 
> Anyone know how I might fix this?
> 
Is is possible that you added 'irb' to one of your shell start-up 
scripts, such as .profile, .bashrc or .bash_profile?