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Remove whitespace using sed
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Posted: 14 May, 2008
by: Patridge B.
Updated: 24 Jul, 2008
by: Patridge B.
To remove all whitespace (including tabs) from left to first word, enter:
echo "     This is a test" | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//'
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