ltrim(), rtrim(), and trim() in awk

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
}