Ludo wrote:

>if I understand what you want, maybe this could help you:
>f.readlines[0].chomp!
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> -KhiGia-
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You might also find it a useful habit to pair any readlines call with a 
chomp mapped across the entire array.

  contents = IO.readlines(filename).map {|line| line.chomp}

also note - when using readlines as a class method, there's no need to 
open and close the file.

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>On Fri, 06 Dec 2002 12:13:26 +0100, Basti S wrote:
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>>Hi there,
>>i have a little problem. I want to read out lines of a file. But every time
>>ruby reads it out, there is always this \n at the end of the line. Does
>>anybody know how to get rid of this character?
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>>Example:
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>>f=File.open("123")
>>f.readlines[0]
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>>for example returns the first line: 12345\n
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>>If you don't know what I mean, feel free to write me. I don't know how to
>>express it correctly...
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>>Thanks
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