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@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ To apply any of `--deployment`, `--path`, `--binstubs`, or `--without` every
time `bundle install` is run, use `bundle config` (see bundle-config(1)).
* `--binstubs[=<directory>]`:
- Creates a directory (defaults to `~/bin`) and place any executables from the
+ Binstubs are scripts that wrap around executables. Bundler creates a small Ruby
+ file (a binstub) that loads Bundler, runs the command, and puts it in `bin/`.
+ This lets you link the binstub inside of an application to the exact gem
+ version the application needs.
+
+ Creates a directory (defaults to `~/bin`) and places any executables from the
gem there. These executables run in Bundler's context. If used, you might add
this directory to your environment's `PATH` variable. For instance, if the
`rails` gem comes with a `rails` executable, this flag will create a