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diff --git a/libjava/classpath/java/lang/System.java b/libjava/classpath/java/lang/System.java
index 51b3259fa8b..9d869918300 100644
--- a/libjava/classpath/java/lang/System.java
+++ b/libjava/classpath/java/lang/System.java
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ public final class System
*/
public static final PrintStream out = VMSystem.makeStandardOutputStream();
+ private static final String LINE_SEPARATOR = SystemProperties.getProperty("line.separator");
+
/**
* The standard output PrintStream. This is assigned at startup and
* starts its life perfectly valid. Although it is marked final, you can
@@ -713,6 +715,16 @@ public final class System
}
/**
+ * Returns the system-dependent line separator.
+ *
+ * @return the system-dependent line separator.
+ */
+ public static String lineSeparator()
+ {
+ return LINE_SEPARATOR;
+ }
+
+ /**
* This is a specialised <code>Collection</code>, providing
* the necessary provisions for the collections used by the
* environment variable map. Namely, it prevents
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