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  The trimprefix function removes the specified prefix from the start of a
  given string.
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# `trimprefix` Function

`trimprefix` removes the specified prefix from the start of the given string.

## Examples

```
> trimprefix("helloworld", "hello")
world
```

## Related Functions

- [`trim`](./trim.html) removes characters at the start and end 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.