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+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
+
+void ljust(char *String);
+
+main()
+{
+ char Str[]=" Martin ";
+
+ puts("Function to left justify text.");
+
+ printf("*%s*\n", Str);
+
+ ljust(Str);
+
+ printf("*%s*\n", Str);
+}
+
+/*****************************************************************/
+
+void ljust(
+ char *String)
+{
+ int Pos;
+
+ /* ... Keep looping until a non space
+ ... character appears in the first byte. */
+
+ while(isspace(String[0]))
+ {
+ /* ... Move all the characters left one place. */
+
+ for(Pos=0; Pos < strlen(String)-1; Pos++)
+ {
+ String[Pos] = String[Pos+1];
+ }
+
+ String[strlen(String)-1] = ' ';
+ }
+}