# $EPIC: snip.txt,v 1.3 2007/02/27 04:57:37 jnelson Exp $
======Synopsis:======
[[load]] snip \\
$_snippy(//<end>// "//<what>//" //<string>//) \\
$snip(//<string>//) \\
$rsnip(//<string>//) \\
$lsnip(//<string>//) \\
$bsnip(//<string>//) \\

======Description:======
The $_snippy() function returns the //<string>// after all instances of the
substring //<what>// have been removed ("snipped") from either the start or
the end of the string.  If //<end>// is **l**, then it is removed from the
start ("left") of the string, and if it is **r**, then it is removed from the
end ("right") of the string.

The $snip() and $rsnip() functions returns the //<string>// with all of the
spaces on the end removed.

The $lsnip() function returns the //<string>// with all of the spaces at the
beginning removed.

The $bsnip() function returns the //<string>// with all of the spaces at the
beginning and at the end removed.

======History:======
This function was written by Xavier and first appeared in epic5-0.3.2.