method
write
write(p1)
public
Writes the given string to ios. The stream must be opened for writing. If the argument is not a string, it will be converted to a string using to_s. Returns the number of bytes written.
count = $stdout.write( "This is a test\n" ) puts "That was #{count} bytes of data"
produces:
This is a test That was 15 bytes of data