# Re: tempfile should be binary by default, or at least a flag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-tempfile-should-be-binary-by-default-or-at-least-a-flag/65950>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 22, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-tempfile-should-be-binary-by-default-or-at-least-a-flag/65950 "2006-08-22T16:44:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2006, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-tempfile-should-be-binary-by-default-or-at-least-a-flag/65950/1 "2006-08-22T16:44:33Z")

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> One can of course call .binmode immediately after creating  
> the tempfile, but doesn’t binary by default make more sense  
> in the case of a temporary  
> file?
> 
> If it’s too late to change the default behaviour, then perhaps  
> tempfile.new should accept a flag parameter?

This and IO.readlines both. 🙂

Regards,

Dan

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