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# LTRIM

LTRIM(`text`)

Removes leading whitespace from a text string

### Arguments

| Input  | Description                    |
| ------ | ------------------------------ |
| `text` | Text(s) to strip of whitespace |

### Output

Outputs `text` without leading whitespace

### Example

```
LTRIM("   San Francisco") = "San Francisco"
```