Ruby - Making a newline within usage of gsub

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I'm a bit stuck on this issue. I'm trying to make a newline using '\n'. I'm opening a file, then replacing the text, then writing it back as an html file:

replace = text.gsub(/aaa/, 'aaa\nbbb')

But this results in:
aaa\nbbb

I'm trying to make do:
aaa
bbb

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 29 '10 at 21:22

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In single-quoted strings a backslash is just a backslash (except if it precedes another backslash or a quote). Use double quotes: "aaa\nbbb" .

answered Oct 29 '10 at 21:22

steenslag

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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You'll want to read:Backslashes in Single quoted strings vs. Double quoted strings in Ruby?.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:04

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answered Oct 29 '10 at 23:52

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Ruby - Making a newline within usage of gsub

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