From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2012-08-24T17:38:00+09:00
Subject: Re: Add a line into a file at multiple locations above a existing line

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Aravind K. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I am working a ruby code to append lines to a existing file at some
> specified  location. I do that by finding a particular string and append
> the line below that. In a certain case i am trying to add a particular
> line say welcome before a existing line,
>
> Eg. line1
> line 2
> line3
> )
>
> line4
>
> I will need to add the line above line 4 as i cant append it after ) as
> there may be several )'s. What is the way that i can do this?
>
> It would be of great help. Thanks in advance.

Just iterate the file line by line and output the new line before you
output the matching line.

Kind regards

robert


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