tracks/ruby/exercises/proverb/README.md in trackler-2.2.1.99 vs tracks/ruby/exercises/proverb/README.md in trackler-2.2.1.100
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# Proverb
-For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes. Output
-the full text of this proverbial rhyme:
+For want of a horseshoe nail, a kingdom was lost, or so the saying goes.
-> For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
-> For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
-> For want of a horse the rider was lost.
-> For want of a rider the message was lost.
-> For want of a message the battle was lost.
-> For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
-> And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.
+Given a list of inputs, generate the relevant proverb. For example, given the list `["nail", "shoe", "horse", "rider", "message", "battle", "kingdom"]`, you will output the full text of this proverbial rhyme:
+```text
+For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
+For want of a shoe the horse was lost.
+For want of a horse the rider was lost.
+For want of a rider the message was lost.
+For want of a message the battle was lost.
+For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.
+And all for the want of a nail.
+```
+
+Note that the list of inputs may vary; your solution should be able to handle lists of arbitrary length and content. No line of the output text should be a static, unchanging string; all should vary according to the input given.
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For installation and learning resources, refer to the
[exercism help page](http://exercism.io/languages/ruby).
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If you would like color output, you can `require 'minitest/pride'` in
the test file, or note the alternative instruction, below, for running
the test file.
-In order to run the test, you can run the test file from the exercise
-directory. For example, if the test suite is called
-`hello_world_test.rb`, you can run the following command:
+Run the tests from the exercise directory using the following command:
- ruby hello_world_test.rb
+ ruby proverb_test.rb
To include color from the command line:
- ruby -r minitest/pride hello_world_test.rb
+ ruby -r minitest/pride proverb_test.rb
## Source
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Want_of_a_Nail)