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 page_title: "trim - Functions - Configuration Language"
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 description: |-
-  The trim function removes the specified characters from the start and end of
+  The trim function removes the specified set of characters from the start and end of
   a given string.
 ---
 
 # `trim` Function
 
-`trim` removes the specified characters from the start and end of the given
+`trim` removes the specified set of characters from the start and end of the given
 string.
 
+```hcl
+trim(string, str_character_set)
+```
+
+Every occurrence of a character in the second argument is removed from the start 
+and end of the string specified in the first argument. 
+
 ## Examples
 
 ```
 > trim("?!hello?!", "!?")
-hello
+"hello"
+
+> trim("foobar", "far")
+"oob"
+
+> trim("   hello! world.!  ", "! ")
+"hello! world."
 ```
 
 ## Related Functions