How Do You Trim a String in Linux?

How Do You Trim a String in Linux?
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`sed` command is another option to remove leading and trailing space or character from the string data. The following commands will remove the spaces from the variable, $myVar using `sed` command. Use sed ‘s/^ *//g’, to remove the leading white spaces. There is another way to remove whitespaces using `sed` command.

How do you trim a space in a string?

trim()is a built-in function that eliminates leading and trailing spaces. The Unicode value of space character is ‘u0020’. The trim() method in java checks this Unicode value before and after the string, if it exists then removes the spaces and returns the omitted string.

How do I cut a string in bash?

In bash, a string can also be divided without using $IFS variable. The ‘readarray’ command with -d option is used to split the string data. The -d option is applied to define the separator character in the command like $IFS. Moreover, the bash loop is used to print the string in split form.

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