removeFirst

Remove the first character of a string.

Usage

var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/remove-first' );

removeFirst( str )

Removes the first character of a string.

var out = removeFirst( 'last man standing' );
// returns 'ast man standing'

out = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures' );
// returns 'idden Treasures';

Examples

var removeFirst = require( '@stdlib/string/remove-first' );

var str = removeFirst( 'last man standing' );
// returns 'ast man standing'

str = removeFirst( 'presidential election' );
// returns 'residential election'

str = removeFirst( 'javaScript' );
// returns 'avaScript'

str = removeFirst( 'Hidden Treasures' );
// returns 'idden Treasures';

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CLI

Usage

Usage: remove-first [options] [<string>]

Options:

  -h,    --help                Print this message.
  -V,    --version             Print the package version.

Examples

$ remove-first beep
eep

To use as a standard stream,

$ echo -n 'beep' | remove-first
eep