From: "John W. Kennedy" <jwkenne@...>
Date: 2005-12-31T20:04:00+09:00
Subject: Re: create file with LF (not CRLF) in windows

Ben Anderson wrote:
> Hi,
> I have a bunch of files that I want to convert from CRLF to just LF. 
> How might I do this?  I'm testing with the following example file
> (steel.rb):
> 
> f = File.new("steel", "w")
> f.syswrite("steel\ncity");
> f.close
> 
> I then run this from cygwin and get the following output
> 
> Ben Anderson@andersonbd1 /cygdrive/c/ruby
> $ ruby steel.rb
> 
> Ben Anderson@andersonbd1 /cygdrive/c/ruby
> $ cat -v steel
> steel^M
> city
> 
> How might I get rid of the CR and just have ruby use an LF?

Just as in many other languages, use "wb" instead of "w".

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John W. Kennedy
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which is the true Gospel, for the poor's sake."
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