gistfile1.txt

text_in = "12:00:01 AM   runq-sz  plist-sz   ldavg-1   ldavg-5  ldavg-15\n
05:20:01 PM         1       346      0.34      0.52      0.60\n
05:22:01 PM        21       362     12.05      3.52      1.60\n
05:24:02 PM        14       354     12.20      6.84      3.08\n
05:26:01 PM        13       365      9.93      7.65      3.83\n
05:28:01 PM        21       375     13.20      9.64      5.02\n
05:30:03 PM        16       364     16.43     12.16      6.53\n
05:32:02 PM        13       353     13.79     12.90      7.47\n
05:34:01 PM        28       370     14.36     13.67      8.42\n
05:36:01 PM         1       343      4.92     11.11      8.17\n
05:38:01 PM         0       327      0.86      7.52      7.21\n
Average:            1       337      0.76      0.76      0.73"

a = text_in.split("\n")

a.each do |line|
  modded_line = line.split(" ").join("|") unless line == ""
  puts "|#{modded_line}|" unless line == ""
end