# File lib/rbreadline.rb, line 6023
  def rl_delete_horizontal_space(count, ignore)
    start = @rl_point

    while (@rl_point!=0 && whitespace(@rl_line_buffer[@rl_point - 1]))
      @rl_point-=1
    end
    start = @rl_point
    while (@rl_point < @rl_end && whitespace(@rl_line_buffer[@rl_point]))
      @rl_point+=1
    end
    if (start != @rl_point)
      rl_delete_text(start, @rl_point)
      @rl_point = start
    end
    if (@rl_point < 0)
      @rl_point = 0
    end
    0
  end