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  layout: docs
  page_title: compact - Functions - Configuration Language
  sidebar_title: compact
  description: The compact function removes empty string elements from a list.
  ---
  
  # `compact` Function
  
  `compact` takes a list of strings and returns a new list with any empty string
  elements removed.
  
  ## Examples
  
  ```shell-session
  > compact(["a", "", "b", "c"])
  [
    "a",
    "b",
    "c",
  ]
  ```
  