js regex replace multiple spaces with single space

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const regex = / +/g; // match one or more spaces


// Usage example:

const text = 'a  b   c    d\t\te\tf';

const result = text.replace(regex, ' '); // replace multiple spaces with one (leave tabs)

console.log(result); // 'a b c d		e	f'

// Solution for replacing tabs too:
// https://dirask.com/snippets/js-regex-replace-any-whitespaces-with-single-space-D97vaj