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| page_title: trimspace - Functions - Configuration Language |
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| The trimspace function removes space characters from the start and end of |
| a given string. |
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| # `trimspace` Function |
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| `trimspace` removes any space characters from the start and end of the given |
| string. |
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| This function follows the Unicode definition of "space", which includes |
| regular spaces, tabs, newline characters, and various other space-like |
| characters. |
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| ## Examples |
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| ``` |
| > trimspace(" hello\n\n") |
| hello |
| ``` |
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| ## Related Functions |
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| * [`chomp`](/language/functions/chomp) removes just line ending characters from the _end_ of |
| a string. |
