From: Kalman Noel Date: 2007-01-15T01:15:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Long quotes on multiple lines Robert Klemme: > Alternative to escaping new lines is replacement: > > irb(main):004:0> s="foo > irb(main):005:0" bar > irb(main):006:0" baz".gsub! "\n", ' ' > => "foo bar baz" > irb(main):007:0> s > => "foo bar baz" Also, if you like something fancy: require 'facet/string/margin' x = %Q{ | This | is | margin controlled! }.margin Regards, Kalman