From: William James <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2006-12-10T10:45:09+09:00
Subject: Re: text wrap


ishamid wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a ruby script that's doing what I need, and I would like to add
> one feature. The script outputs a text file, and I would like Ruby to
> take the final text file and wrap it at 67 characters, instead of doing
> it manually in the editor.
>
> Is there an available method or something that I can invoke? If so, can
> you give me an example of its use (I'm still very much a novice!)
>
> Best
> Idris

X = 10  # Width is 10 characters.
str =
"This\nis a  test of the emergency broadcasting servicings I
asseverate"
p str.gsub(/\n/," ").scan(/\S.{0,#{X-2}}\S(?=\s|$)|\S+/)