function string2=del_leading_spaces(string1);
% del_leading_spaces: Deletes spaces at the beginning of a string.
%
% USAGE: string2=del_leading_spaces(string1)
% 
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% AUTHOR: John Steger
%         NOAA/AOML/PhOD
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% SEE ALSO:
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% DEPENDENCIES:None
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% EXAMPLES:  '   abc' becomes 'abc'
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% REFERENCES:


while 1
   if isempty(string1), break, end
   if string1(1)==' '
      string1=string1(2:length(string1));
   else
      break
   end
end
string2=string1;

return
