---
name: "skip_spaces"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "linux-manual-4.9"
version: "4.9.228-1"
release: "Debian 9 (Stretch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/skip_spaces"
---

# skip\_spaces(9)

Removes leading whitespace from str.

## NAME

skip\_spaces - Removes leading whitespace from *str*.

## SYNOPSIS

**char \* skip\_spaces(const char \*** *str***);**

## ARGUMENTS

*str*

The string to be stripped.

## DESCRIPTION

Returns a pointer to the first non-whitespace character in *str*.

## COPYRIGHT