From: "Jan E." Date: 2012-12-21T06:55:44+09:00 Subject: Re: trying to strip characters from a line Hi, simply use String#delete or String#delete! http://www.ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/String.html#method-i-delete No need to fumble with regexes. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.