# str ltrim trims whitespace or character from the beginning of text ## Usage ```shell > str ltrim ...args {flags} ``` ## Parameters * ...args: optionally trim text starting from the beginning by column paths ## Flags * -h, --help: Display this help message * -c, --char : character to trim (default: whitespace) ## Examples Trim whitespace from the beginning of string ```shell > echo ' Nu shell ' | str ltrim ``` Trim a specific character ```shell > echo '=== Nu shell ===' | str ltrim -c '=' ```