# strip-indent

> Strip leading whitespace from each line in a string

The line with the least number of leading whitespace, ignoring empty lines, determines the number to remove.

Useful for removing redundant indentation.

## Install

```
$ npm install strip-indent
```

## Usage

```js
import stripIndent from 'strip-indent';

const string = '\tunicorn\n\t\tcake';
/*
	unicorn
		cake
*/

stripIndent(string);
/*
unicorn
	cake
*/
```

## Related

- [strip-indent-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/strip-indent-cli) - CLI for this module
- [indent-string](https://github.com/sindresorhus/indent-string) - Indent each line in a string

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Strip leading whitespace from each line in a string. 

strip-indent

Strip leading whitespace from each line in a string

strip-indent

strip-indent

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