On 2010-12-29 22:05:23 +0100, w_a_x_man said: > > require 'ftools' > > HEADER = '\input{Vorspann.ltx} > > \begin{document} > > %s > \end{document} > ' > > File.makedirs( "new" ) > > Dir[ "*.tex" ].each{|fname| > text = IO.read( fname ) > text2 = HEADER % text > File.open( "new/" + fname, "wb" ){|fh| > fh.print text2 > } > } With ruby 1.9, the only thing to change, is to use fileutils instead of ftools ? AM