> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sophia Corwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2001 2:56 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Deleting leading/trailing whitespace
> 
> 
> Is there a way to delete leading/trailing whitespace
> in  one fly?
> 
> I have the following:
> 
> $temp =~ s/^\s+//; # Removing leading spaces
> $temp =~ s/\s+$//; # Removing trailing spaces
> 
> Is there a way to combine these two statements into
> one?

The two-step solution is best; leave it that way. The FAQ addresses this
issue in detail:

   perldoc -q strip

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