diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -403,6 +403,8 @@ The `gather.sh` script is a utility for collecting project information:
   -f, --file           Output file path (required if output method is file)
 ```
 
+> Note: There is also a `gather.rb` that works the same.
+
 This script is useful for quickly compiling project details for documentation or sharing.
 
 ## Contributing
diff --git a/gather.rb b/gather.rb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..789775f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gather.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require 'optparse'
+require 'open3'
+
+# Default output method and content
+output_method = 'stdout'
+output_content = ""
+
+# Detect the operating system
+os_type = RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
+
+# Determine the clipboard command based on the OS
+clipboard_command = case os_type
+                    when /darwin/
+                      'pbcopy'
+                    when /linux/
+                      'xclip -selection clipboard'
+                    else
+                      puts "Unsupported OS type: #{os_type}"
+                      exit 1
+                    end
+
+# Check if required commands are available
+def check_dependency(command, install_instructions)
+  unless system("command -v #{command} > /dev/null")
+    puts "#{command} is not installed. Please install it using:"
+    puts install_instructions
+    exit 1
+  end
+end
+
+# Check for necessary dependencies
+check_dependency('tree', "sudo apt install tree") if os_type =~ /linux/
+check_dependency('xclip', "sudo apt install xclip") if os_type =~ /linux/ && clipboard_command == 'xclip -selection clipboard'
+
+# Usage message
+def usage
+  puts "Usage: #{$0} [-o output_method] [-f output_file]"
+  puts "  -o, --output         Output method: stdout, clipboard, or file (default: stdout)"
+  puts "  -f, --file           Output file path (required if output method is file)"
+  exit 1
+end
+
+# Parse command-line arguments
+options = {}
+OptionParser.new do |opts|
+  opts.on('-o', '--output OUTPUT', 'Output method') { |o| options[:output] = o }
+  opts.on('-f', '--file FILE', 'Output file path') { |f| options[:file] = f }
+  opts.on('-h', '--help', 'Show help') { usage }
+end.parse!
+
+output_method = options[:output] if options[:output]
+output_file = options[:file]
+
+# Function to output content based on selected output method
+def output(content)
+  $output_content ||= ""
+  $output_content += "#{content}\n"
+end
+
+# Function to finalize output
+def finalize_output(output_method, output_file, clipboard_command)
+  case output_method
+  when 'stdout'
+    puts $output_content
+  when 'clipboard'
+    IO.popen(clipboard_command, 'w') { |clipboard| clipboard.write($output_content) }
+  when 'file'
+    File.write(output_file, $output_content)
+  else
+    puts 'Invalid output method'
+    exit 1
+  end
+end
+
+# Check if file output is specified but no file is given
+if output_method == 'file' && output_file.nil?
+  puts 'Error: Output file must be specified when using file output method.'
+  usage
+end
+
+# Start the script output
+output "=== Directory Structure and File Contents ===\n"
+
+# Functions for tasks
+def show_tree(dir)
+  if system('command -v tree > /dev/null')
+    output "Tree for #{dir}:\n"
+    output `tree #{dir}`
+  else
+    # Fallback: List directories recursively if 'tree' is not available
+    output "Directory listing for #{dir} (fallback):\n"
+    output Dir.glob("#{dir}/**/*").map { |f| File.directory?(f) ? "#{f}/" : f }.join("\n")
+  end
+end
+
+def show_file_content(file)
+  output "Contents of #{file}:\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+# Main tasks
+show_tree 'app'
+show_tree 'db'
+
+output "=== Contents of Ruby Files in db/ ===\n"
+Dir.glob('db/*.rb').each do |file|
+  output "File: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+show_tree 'config'
+
+output "=== Config Files ===\n"
+show_file_content 'config/database.yml'
+
+output "=== Contents of Ruby Files in config/environments/ ===\n"
+Dir.glob('config/environments/*.rb').each do |file|
+  output "File: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+show_file_content 'config/routes.rb'
+show_file_content 'config/tailwind.config.js'
+
+show_tree 'terraform'
+
+output "=== Terraform Files ===\n"
+Dir.glob('terraform/**/*.tf').each do |file|
+  output "Processing file: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+output "=== App Directory Files (Ruby and HTML ERB) ===\n"
+Dir.glob('app/**/*.{rb,html.erb}').each do |file|
+  output "Processing file: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+output "=== GitHub Workflow Files ===\n"
+Dir.glob('.github/workflows/*.yml').each do |file|
+  output "File: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+show_tree 'bin'
+
+output "=== Spec Directory Files (Ruby) ===\n"
+Dir.glob('spec/**/*.rb').each do |file|
+  output "File: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+output "=== Public Directory (One Level Deep) ===\n"
+output `tree -L 1 public` if system('command -v tree > /dev/null')
+
+output "=== Rake Files in lib/tasks/ ===\n"
+Dir.glob('lib/tasks/*.rake').each do |file|
+  output "File: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+output "=== Other Configurations and Files ===\n"
+['Procfile.dev', 'Gemfile', 'docker-compose.prod.yml', 'Dockerfile', '.ruby-version', 'package.json'].each do |file|
+  show_file_content file
+end
+
+output "=== Vite Configuration Files ===\n"
+Dir.glob('vite.config.*').each do |file|
+  output "File: #{file}\n"
+  output File.read(file)
+end
+
+['.gitignore', '.dockerignore'].each do |file|
+  show_file_content file
+end
+
+output "=== Generated env.example from .env ===\n"
+output `sed 's/=.*/=/' .env`
+
+# End of script
+output "=== End of Output ===\n"
+
+# Finalize output
+finalize_output(output_method, output_file, clipboard_command)