Re: bug#68401: 30.0.50; ERC 5.6-git: `erc-cmd-GMSG', `erc-cmd-AMSG', `erc-cmd-GME', `erc-cmd-AME'. 2nd attempt

Emanuel Berg <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:05:21 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.emacs.erc.general,gmane.emacs.bugs
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Andreas Schwab wrote:

>> (defun erc-drop-leading-whitespace (str)
>>   (if (string-match " \\(.*\\)" str)
>>       (match-string 1 str)
>>     str) )
>
> (erc-drop-leading-whitespace "foo bar") => "bar"

Ah, forgot the ^ and $, thank you.

(defun erc-drop-leading-whitespace (str)
  (if (string-match "^ \\(.*\\)$" str)
      (match-string 1 str)
    str) )

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