From: Robert Klemme Date: 2007-08-17T17:49:11+09:00 Subject: Re: Help with Arrays... I'd rather do this because the test is much easier: words = [] while ( line = gets ) words << line.chomp end However, there is a much shorter solution available: puts ARGF.readlines.sort Or even using "sort" directly (on a Unix like system): $ sort < foo > bar > baz > XXX bar baz foo Kind regards robert