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### 8.9 `ADJUSTL` — Left adjust a string

Description:
  `ADJUSTL(STRING)` will left adjust a string by removing leading spaces. Spaces are inserted at the end of the string as needed.
Standard:
  Fortran 90 and later
Class:
  Elemental function
Syntax:
  `RESULT = ADJUSTL(STRING)`
Arguments:

  STRING | The type shall be `CHARACTER`.

Return value:
  The return value is of type `CHARACTER` and of the same kind as STRING where leading spaces are removed and the same number of spaces are inserted on the end of STRING.
Example:

                program test_adjustl
                  character(len=20) :: str = '   gfortran'
                  str = adjustl(str)
                  print *, str
                end program test_adjustl

See also:
  ADJUSTR, TRIM