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instance method

Kernel#readline

readline(sep=$/) → string
readline(limit) → string
readline(sep, limit) → string

Equivalent to Kernel::gets, except readline raises EOFError at end of file.

See also #Rational #readlines #rand #require also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.0