From: intc_ctor@... (Phil Tomson)
Date: 2004-01-27T02:59:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Regurgitating the contents of a file

Philip Mak <pmak@aaanime.net> wrote in message news:<20040125230811.GG5772@lina.aaanime.net>...
> What's the shortest way to regurgitate the contents of a file? I mean
> like this:
> 
> # Perl code
> open(FILE, "filename.txt");
> print while <FILE>;
> close(FILE);
> 
> Can I do something like:
> 
> stdout << File.new("filename.txt");
> 
> or something?

  File.foreach("filename.txt") {|line| puts line }

Or if you prefer:

  File.foreach("filename.txt") {|line| $stdout << line }

Phil