# Strip control codes and extended characters from a string

```perl
my $str = (0..400).roll(80)».chr.join;

say $str;
say $str.subst(/<:Cc>/,      '', :g); # unicode property: control character
say $str.subst(/<-[\ ..~]>/, '', :g);
```

#### Output:

```
kşaNĹĭŗ�|Ęw���"ÄlĄWł8iCƁę��Ż�¬�5ĎĶ'óü¸'ÍŸ;ŢƐ¦�´ŷQċűÒŴ$ÃŅ�Đįð+=ĥƂ+Ōĭħ¼ŕc¤H~ìïēÕ
kşaNĹĭŗ|Ęw"ÄlĄWł8iCƁ꯬5ĎĶ'óü¸'ÍŸ;ŢƐ¦´ŷQċűÒŴ$ÃŅĐįð+=ĥƂ+Ōĭħ¼ŕc¤H~ìïēÕ
kaN|w"lW8iC5'';Q$+=+cH~
```


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