# Method to strip linefeeds

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/method-to-strip-linefeeds/144947>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 4, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/method-to-strip-linefeeds/144947 "2008-08-04T17:10:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![dino\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dino\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dino_d)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/method-to-strip-linefeeds/144947/1 "2008-08-04T17:10:27Z")

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Hi - I imagine there is some easy method but I just can’t find it. I  
want to take a string that has \r\n’s in it and replace them with a  
space. Anyone know if this is built in?

thanks,  
dino

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**Author:** ![dino\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@dino\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dino_d)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/method-to-strip-linefeeds/144947/2 "2008-08-04T17:19:15Z")

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this is a way  
use regular expression

string = " this \r is \n text"

new\_string = string.gsub(/\n|\r/, " ")