$var =~ s/^\s+//;
EwenMarshall wrote: > Hi guys, > > How do I remove extra spaces from the start of a string? I won't know if or > how many spaces there are but I need to remove them and leave any spaces > after the first character: > > $var = " 12; 4;NA; "; > # turned into: > $var = "12; 4;NA; "; > > I'd imagine I'll use $var =~ s/[something here]//g; but I don't know the > exact code. > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > Ewen > > _______________________________________________ > ActivePerl mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs > > _______________________________________________ ActivePerl mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe: http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/mysubs
