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Subject: Re: BUG #14441: trim function bug (hit a keyword somewhere
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mark pether <mark.pether@gmail.com> writes:
> Sorry, I misread the document it's not a bug, doco was unclear.
> It replaces the largest match which may be all characters or simply
> individual characters. I realised this after I created the bug.

Hmm, yeah, docs fail to make clear what happens with a multicharacter
trim spec.  I think we could fix this with a better example.
Will do something about it.

			regards, tom lane


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