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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
namespace RobvanderWoude{internal class Trim
{static readonly string progver = "1.00";
static int Main( string[] args )
{int argumentscount = args.Length;
if ( Console.IsInputRedirected )
{ argumentscount++; }if ( argumentscount != 1 || args.Contains( "/?" ) )
{return ShowHelp( );
}string input = string.Empty;
if ( Console.IsInputRedirected )
{input = Console.In.ReadToEnd( );
}else if ( File.Exists( args[0] ) )
{input = File.ReadAllText( args[0] );
} else {input = args[0];
}string output = input.Trim( );
Console.Write( output );
return 0;
}public static int ShowHelp( string errorMessage = "" )
{ #region Help Text /* Trim, Version 1.00 Trim leading and trailing whitespace (including linefeeds) from string Usage: TRIM textfile or: TRIM text or: some_program | TRIM Where: textfile file containing text to be trimmed text string to be trimmed some_program program whose output is to be trimmed Note: Exit code ("errorlevel") -1 in case of errors, otherwise 0. Written by Rob van der Woude https://www.robvanderwoude.com */ #endregion Help Text #region Error Messageif ( !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace( errorMessage ) )
{Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;
Console.Error.Write( "ERROR: " );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.WriteLine( errorMessage );
Console.ResetColor( );
} #endregion Error Message #region Display HelpConsole.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( "Trim, Version {0}", progver );
Console.Error.WriteLine( "Trim leading and trailing whitespace (including linefeeds) from string" );
Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.Write( "Usage: " );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.WriteLine( "TRIM textfile" );
Console.ResetColor( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.Write( " or: " );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.WriteLine( "TRIM text" );
Console.ResetColor( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.Write( " or: " );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.WriteLine( "some_program | TRIM" );
Console.ResetColor( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.Write( "Where: " );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.Write( "textfile" );
Console.ResetColor( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( " file containing text to be trimmed" );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.Write( " text" );
Console.ResetColor( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( " string to be trimmed" );
Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;
Console.Error.Write( " some_program" );
Console.ResetColor( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( " program whose output is to be trimmed" );
Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( "Note: Exit code (\"errorlevel\") -1 in case of errors, otherwise 0." );
Console.Error.WriteLine( );
Console.Error.WriteLine( "Written by Rob van der Woude" );
Console.Error.WriteLine( "https://www.robvanderwoude.com" );
#endregion Display Helpreturn -1;
} }}page last modified: 2025-10-11; loaded in 0.0142 seconds