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str trim for strings

Trim whitespace or specific character.

Signature

> str trim {flags} ...rest

Flags

  • --char, -c {string}: character to trim (default: whitespace)
  • --left, -l: trims characters only from the beginning of the string
  • --right, -r: trims characters only from the end of the string

Parameters

  • ...rest: For a data structure input, trim strings at the given cell paths

Input/output types:

input output
list<string> list<string>
record record
string string
table table

Examples

Trim whitespace

>'Nu shell '|str trim
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Trim a specific character

>'=== Nu shell ==='|str trim-c'='|str trim
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Trim whitespace from the beginning of string

>' Nu shell '|str trim-l
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Trim a specific character

>'=== Nu shell ==='|str trim-c'='
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Trim whitespace from the end of string

>' Nu shell '|str trim-r
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Trim a specific character

>'=== Nu shell ==='|str trim-r-c'='
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