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  The trim function removes the specified characters from the start and end of
  a given string.
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# `trim` Function

`trim` removes the specified characters from the start and end of the given
string.

## Examples

```
> trim("?!hello?!", "!?")
hello
```

## Related Functions

- [`trimprefix`](./trimprefix.html) removes a word from the start of a string.
- [`trimsuffix`](./trimsuffix.html) removes a word from the end of a string.
- [`trimspace`](./trimspace.html) removes all types of whitespace from
  both the start and the end of a string.