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.\" Copyright 2024 axtlos (axtlos@disroot.org)
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.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause

.TH trim 3 2024-07-14 "extlib"
.SH NAME
trim \- trim leading/trailing whitespace from a string
.SH LIBRARY
extlib extended standard library
.RI ( libextlib ", " \-lextlib )
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <extlib.h>
.P
.BI "char *trim (char *s, int *rem_front, int *rem_back);"
.P
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The
.BR trim ()
function removes leading/trailing newspace from
.IR *s .
If
.I *rem_front
is not NULL, it is set to the amount of leading whitespace removed from
.IR *s .
If
.I *rem_back
is not NULL, it is set to the amount of trailing whitespace removed from string
.IR *s .
.BR trim ()
does not consume
.Ir *s ,
it needs to be free'd manually.
.fi
.SH RETURN VALUE
.BR trim ()
returns the trimmed string.
.SH AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Rose
.IR <axtlos@disroot.org> .
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