From: richard bucker Date: 2012-07-09T07:06:58+09:00 Subject: Re: What's the difference between ARGF.close and ARGF.skip? QUOTE "If you don't understand what closing a file does, then that is a different matter altogther. For instance, methods like fork() and exec() pass open file handles to subprocesses." I wish this is the way it worked. Looking ar the ARGF code, #skip closes the current file. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.