str trim for strings

Trim whitespace or specific character.

Signature

> str trim ...rest --char --left --right

Parameters

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

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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