method

readlines

v1_8_7_330 - Show latest stable - Class: IO
readlines(...)
public

Reads all of the lines in ios, and returns them in anArray. Lines are separated by the optional sep_string. If sep_string is nil, the rest of the stream is returned as a single record. The stream must be opened for reading or an IOError will be raised.

f = File.new("testfile")
f.readlines[0]   #=> "This is line one\n"