diff --git a/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java b/pmd/src/net/sourceforge/pmd/renderers/TextRenderer.java
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+package net.sourceforge.pmd.renderers;
+
+import net.sourceforge.pmd.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+public class TextRenderer implements Renderer {
+
+    protected String EOL = System.getProperty("line.separator", "\n");
+
+		public String render(Report report) {
+        StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
+        for (Iterator i = report.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
+            RuleViolation rv = (RuleViolation) i.next();
+            buf.append(EOL + rv.getFilename());
+            buf.append("\t" + Integer.toString(rv.getLine()));
+            buf.append("\t" + rv.getDescription());
+        }
+        return buf.toString();
+		}
+}