| # min-indent [](https://travis-ci.org/thejameskyle/min-indent) |
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| > Get the shortest leading whitespace from lines in a string |
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| The line with the least number of leading whitespace, ignoring empty lines, determines the number. |
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| Useful for removing redundant indentation. |
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| ## Install |
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| ``` |
| $ npm install --save min-indent |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```js |
| const minIndent = require('min-indent'); |
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| const str = '\tunicorn\n\t\tcake'; |
| /* |
| unicorn |
| cake |
| */ |
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| minIndent(str); // 1 |
| ``` |
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| ## Related |
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| - [strip-indent](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-indent) - Strip leading whitespace from each line in a string |
| - [strip-indent-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-indent-cli) - CLI for this module |
| - [indent-string](https://github.com/sindresorhus/indent-string) - Indent each line in a string |
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| ## License |
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| MIT © [James Kyle](https://thejameskyle.com) |