# ltrim() / rtrim()

## Purpose

### ltrim

ltrim(str)

Removes any spaces at the start of a given string. Input is a string, output is the same string starting with the first non-space character.

### rtrim

rtrim(str)

Removes any spaces at the end of a given string. Input is a string, output is the same string ending with the last non-space character.

## Example

### ltrim

In the following example the spaces at the beginning of the string are removed.

    ltrim("   str ")

produces

    "str "

### rtrim

In the following example the spaces at the end of the string are removed.

    rtrim("   str ")

produces

    "   str"

See also

Help with configuring/using `Rsyslog`:

- Mailing list - best route for general questions

- GitHub: rsyslog source project - detailed questions, reporting issues that are believed to be bugs with `Rsyslog`

- Stack Exchange (View, Ask) - experimental support from rsyslog community

See also

Contributing to `Rsyslog`:

- Source project: rsyslog project README.

- Documentation: rsyslog-doc project README

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