> Eric Wong <e@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > > You can use '\' to continue long lines with any Ruby version: > > > > "<citerefentry>" \ > > "<refentrytitle>#{target}</refentrytitle>" \ > > "<manvolnum>#{attrs[1]}</manvolnum>" \ > > "</citerefentry>" Junio C Hamano <gitster@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > + "<citerefentry>\n" > + "<refentrytitle>#{target}</refentrytitle>" > + "<manvolnum>#{attrs[1]}</manvolnum>\n" > + "</citerefentry>\n" > end You need the '\' at the end of those strings, it's not like C since Ruby doesn't require semi-colons to terminate lines. In other words, that should be: "<citerefentry>\n" \ "<refentrytitle>#{target}</refentrytitle>" \ "<manvolnum>#{attrs[1]}</manvolnum>\n" \ "</citerefentry>\n"