Regex Pattern ^\s+|\s+$|(\s)\s+

Replacement $1

Description This regex pattern performs multi-purpose whitespace normalization by:

• Removing leading whitespace (^\s+)
• Trimming trailing whitespace (\s+$)
• Collapsing multiple consecutive whitespace characters into a single space ((\s)\s+ → \1) The replacement \1 preserves the first captured whitespace character while eliminating redundant ones, ensuring clean, standardized spacing.