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Idiom #219 Replace multiple spaces with single space

Create the string t from the value of string s with each sequence of spaces replaced by a single space.

Explain if only the space characters will be replaced, or the other whitespaces as well: tabs, newlines.

local t = s:gsub("%s+", " ")

string.gsub(s, "%s+", " ") can be used instead of s:gsub("%s+", " ")
(def t (clojure.string/replace s #"\s+" " "))

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