| # strip-indent [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/strip-indent) |
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| > Strip leading whitespace from every line in a string |
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| The line with the least number of leading whitespace, ignoring empty lines, determines the number to remove. |
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| Useful for removing redundant indentation. |
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| ## Install |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install --save strip-indent |
| ``` |
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| ## Usage |
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| ```js |
| var str = '\tunicorn\n\t\tcake'; |
| /* |
| unicorn |
| cake |
| */ |
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| stripIndent('\tunicorn\n\t\tcake'); |
| /* |
| unicorn |
| cake |
| */ |
| ``` |
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| ## CLI |
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| ```sh |
| $ npm install --global strip-indent |
| ``` |
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| ```sh |
| $ strip-indent --help |
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| Usage |
| strip-indent <file> |
| echo <string> | strip-indent |
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| Example |
| echo '\tunicorn\n\t\tcake' | strip-indent |
| unicorn |
| cake |
| ``` |
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| ## Related |
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| - [indent-string](https://github.com/sindresorhus/indent-string) - Indent each line in a string |
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| ## License |
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| MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com) |