How to open a file and search for a word?

Question

How can I open a file and search for a word inside it using Ruby?

Answer 1

Something like this might help:

def word_exists_in_file
   f = File.open("your_file.txt") #opens the file for reading
   f.each do line
      print line
      if line.match /your_word_to_match/
         return true
      end
   end
   false
end