From: Shekar Ls Date: 2009-08-06T15:31:51+09:00 Subject: Trimming some string using ruby Hi guys, I have the following information in a text file, which looks like this: -rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 12203 Aug 6 01:02 app1.sql -rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 12343 Aug 6 01:02 app2.sql -rw-rw-r-- 1 user user 12238 Aug 6 01:02 app3.sql I need to Trim the unwanted strings and my output should look like this: app1.sql app2.sql app3.sql I am not good at string functions...let me know if anyone can help me out!! cheers -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.