p027readwrite.rb

# p027readwrite.rb
# Open and read from a text file
# Note that since a block is given, file will
# automatically be closed when the block terminates
File.open('p014constructs.rb', 'r') do |f1|
  while line = f1.gets
    puts line
  end
end

# Creates a new file and write to it
File.open('test.rb', 'w') do |f2|
  # use "\n" for two lines of text
  f2.puts "Created by Satish\nThank God!"
end