| STRING-TRIM(1) | fish-shell | STRING-TRIM(1) |
NAME
string-trim - remove trailing whitespace
SYNOPSIS
string trim [-l | --left] [-r | --right] [(-c | --chars) CHARS]
[-q | --quiet] [STRING ...]
DESCRIPTION
string trim removes leading and trailing whitespace from each STRING. If -l or --left is given, only leading whitespace is removed. If -r or --right is given, only trailing whitespace is trimmed.
The -c or --chars switch causes the set of characters in CHARS to be removed instead of whitespace. This is a set of characters, not a string - if you pass -c foo, it will remove any "f" or "o", not just "foo" as a whole.
Exit status: 0 if at least one character was trimmed, or 1 otherwise.
EXAMPLES
>_ string trim ' abc ' abc >_ string trim --right --chars=yz xyzzy zany x zan
Copyright
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| October 12, 2026 | 4.9 |