From: ts Date: 2001-12-08T23:44:29+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:27934] Re: Replacing single backslashes by a pair >>>>> "H" == Harry Ohlsen writes: H> line.gsub!("\\", "\\\\") H> Any suggestions? The FAQ 9.18 How can I escape a backslash in a regexp? http://www.rubycentral.com/faq/rubyfaq-9.html#ss9.18 Guy Decoux