From: "lrlebron@..." <lrlebron@...>
Date: 2007-06-12T11:25:04+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby way to update a file in place

On Jun 11, 2:42 pm, Li Chen <chen_...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I just wonder what is the Ruby way to update a file in place. Do I need
> to open a temporary/new file for writing and then rename the temporary
> file?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Li
>
> --
> Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I've used the rio library for this before. http://rio.rubyforge.org/.
The website has some very good examples on how to use it.

Luis