
#-----------------------------
$string =~ s/^\s+//;
$string =~ s/\s+$//;
#-----------------------------
$string = trim($string);
@many = trim(@many);
sub trim {
my @out = @_;
for (@out) {
s/^\s+//;
s/\s+$//;
}
return wantarray ? @out : $out[0];
}
#-----------------------------
# print what's typed, but surrounded by >< symbols
while(<STDIN>) {
chomp;
print ">$_<\n";
}
#-----------------------------



