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gistfile1.txt
print ("Enter file name: ")
fname = gets.strip()
fname = "mbox-short.txt" if (fname.length < 1)
fh = open(fname)
count = 0
fh.readlines.each do |line|
if line.start_with?('From') and not line.start_with?('From:') then
puts line.split()[1]
count+= 1
end
end
puts("There were, #{count}, lines in the file with From as the first word")
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