====== Option +write_headers+ Specifies the boolean that determines whether a header row is included in the output; ignored if there are no headers. Default value: CSV::DEFAULT_OPTIONS.fetch(:write_headers) # => nil Without +write_headers+: file_path = 't.csv' CSV.open(file_path,'w', :headers => ['Name','Value'] ) do |csv| csv << ['foo', '0'] end CSV.open(file_path) do |csv| csv.shift end # => ["foo", "0"] With +write_headers+": CSV.open(file_path,'w', :write_headers=> true, :headers => ['Name','Value'] ) do |csv| csv << ['foo', '0'] end CSV.open(file_path) do |csv| csv.shift end # => ["Name", "Value"]