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> From: Peter Wu <peterwu@hotmail.com>
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> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 00:11:15 -0500
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> I'm working on my .emacs file and would like to know if there is any
> string func ready, such as string trimming, for use in .emacs. 

What is ``string trimming'', exactly?  What API do you have in mind?
It's hard to give you a good answer without knowing that much, since
string trimming has more than one possible meaning.

Likewise for the other string functions you need--please spell out the
details.