$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
> 
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