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Created November 28, 2012 03:32
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input_file = ARGV[0]
def print_all(f)
puts f.read()
end
def rewind(f)
f.seek(0, IO::SEEK_SET)
end
def print_a_line(line_count, f)
puts "#{line_count} #{f.readline()}"
end
current_file = File.open(input_file)
puts "First let's print the whole file:"
puts # a blank line
print_all(current_file)
puts 'Now let\'s rewind, kind of like a tape.'
rewind(current_file)
puts "Let's print three lines:"
current_line = 1
print_a_line(current_line, current_file)
current_line = current_line + 1
print_a_line(current_line, current_file)
current_line = current_line + 1
print_a_line(current_line, current_file)
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