From: Love U Ruby <lists@...>
Date: 2013-02-15T05:17:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Confusion with Ruby command line options

From the above link :- http://www.december.com/html/spec/ascii.html

I got the octal code of many more escape characters and also played with 
them with Ruby command line -0<digit>
option:

Here is the full list of example.. read and digets it. :)

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -010 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
This is a spoon. Do you need it.^H
This is a spoon. Do you need it.
here is: "\b"

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -033 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Hi..How are  you?
Are you going ^[ school today?
Hi..How are  you?
Are you going
here is: "\e"

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -011 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Today is very hot outside   the room
Today is very hot outside
here is: "\t"

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -015 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Are you mad?hey..^Mhello..I am telling you dude...
Are you mad?hey..
here is: "\r"

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -012 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Are you there?
Are you there?
here is: "\n"

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -040 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Iammmmmmmmmm a
Iammmmmmmmmm
here is: " "

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -014 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Earth is an planet.Remember it...^L dear brother
Earth is an planet.Remember it...

here is: "\f"

@ubuntu:~$ ruby -000 -e 'a= gets; puts a ;puts "here is: #{$/.inspect}"'
Hiiiii............

Hiiiii............

here is: "\n\n"
@ubuntu:~$

Feel free to ask me any doubt....... love to share my knowledge...... 
although it is limited :) :)

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