str trim
For strings.
Trim whitespace or specific character.
Command Type
built-in
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 |
|---|---|
| string | string |
| list<string> | list<string> |
| table | table |
| record | record |
Examples
Trim whitespace.
> 'Nu shell ' | str trim
Nu shellTrim a specific character (not the whitespace).
> '=== Nu shell ===' | str trim --char '='
Nu shellTrim whitespace from the beginning of string.
> ' Nu shell ' | str trim --left
Nu shellTrim whitespace from the end of string.
> ' Nu shell ' | str trim --right
Nu shellTrim a specific character only from the end of the string.
> '=== Nu shell ===' | str trim --right --char '='
=== Nu shellPorted from nushell/nushell.github.io. Copyright (c) 2021 Nushell Project. MIT License.