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page_title: trim - Functions - Configuration Language
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description: >-
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The trim function removes the specified set of characters from the start and
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end of
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a given string.
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sidebar_title: trim
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---
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# `trim` Function
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`trim` removes the specified set of characters from the start and end of the given
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string.
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```hcl
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trim(string, str_character_set)
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```
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Every occurrence of a character in the second argument is removed from the start
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and end of the string specified in the first argument.
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## Examples
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```
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> trim("?!hello?!", "!?")
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"hello"
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> trim("foobar", "far")
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"oob"
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> trim(" hello! world.! ", "! ")
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"hello! world."
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```
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## Related Functions
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* [`trimprefix`](/language/functions/trimprefix) removes a word from the start of a string.
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* [`trimsuffix`](/language/functions/trimsuffix) removes a word from the end of a string.
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* [`trimspace`](/language/functions/trimspace) removes all types of whitespace from
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both the start and the end of a string.
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