1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/railties/bin/console b/railties/bin/console
index c64e2a3966..f381c7e964 100644
--- a/railties/bin/console
+++ b/railties/bin/console
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 if ARGV[0]
   ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = ARGV[0]
   puts "Loading environment..."
-  exec "irb -r config/environment.rb -r irb/completion --noinspect"
+  if RUBY_PLATFORM =~ /mswin32/
+    irb_name = "irb.bat"
+  else
+    irb_name = 'irb'
+  end
+  exec "#{irb_name} -r config/environment.rb -r irb/completion --noinspect"
 else
   puts <<-HELP
 
@@ -27,4 +32,4 @@ EXAMPLE
      and config/environments/production.rb). You would now be ready to start requiring
      models using require_dependency.
 HELP
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end