---
name: chomp
status: documented
runtime: pp
source: src/runtime/pp/strings/chomp.rs
---
```{index} single: chomp; Perl built-in (pp runtime)
```

# chomp

## Synopsis

```perl
$count = chomp($var);
$count = chomp(@list);
chomp $var;
```

## Description

Removes the trailing record separator (default: newline) from each
argument. Returns the total number of characters removed.

Respects `$/` (input record separator). When `$/` is `undef` (slurp
mode), chomp is a no-op. When `$/` is `""` (paragraph mode), removes
all trailing newlines. Handles CRLF line endings — `\r\n` counts as
2 characters removed.

## See also

chop, $/