Index: /issm/trunk/startup.m
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--- /issm/trunk/startup.m	(revision 6070)
+++ /issm/trunk/startup.m	(revision 6071)
@@ -25,9 +25,5 @@
 end
 %get rid of useless symbols in the name
-if ispc,
-ISSM_DIR=ISSM_DIR(2:end-2); 
-else
-ISSM_DIR=ISSM_DIR(1:end-1); 
-end
+ISSM_DIR=strtrim(ISSM_DIR); 
 clear status;