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\name{collapse_spaces}
\alias{collapse_spaces}
\title{Substitue spaces/tabs with single space excluding text within quotes}
\usage{
collapse_spaces(x, preserve_newlines = TRUE)
}
\arguments{
\item{x}{character string}

\item{preserve_newlines}{flag to preserve new lines}
}
\value{
character string
}
\description{
Written assisted by Claude.ai. It is long and possibly too complicated,
but it works
}
\examples{
collapse_spaces(c("cyl", "di sp","s e   d","d  e'dl  e'"))
}