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ltrim(), rtrim(), and trim() in awk
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trim.awk
function ltrim(s) { sub(/^[ \t\r\n]+/, "", s); return s }
function rtrim(s) { sub(/[ \t\r\n]+$/, "", s); return s }
function trim(s) { return rtrim(ltrim(s)); }
BEGIN {
# whatever
}
{
# whatever
}
END {
# whatever
}
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RezoApio commented Mar 5, 2018

Really useful! Thanks a lot

@noobbbbb
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Thx!

@LeeYunhang
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Thank you very much, man.

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aselvan commented Apr 2, 2023

Nice!

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