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@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
public void initialize(Configuration conf, Properties tbl)
     ColumnMapping columnMapping = null;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < columnSpecs.length; i++) {
-      String mappingSpec = columnSpecs[i];
+      String mappingSpec = columnSpecs[i].trim();
       String [] mapInfo = mappingSpec.split("#");
       String colInfo = mapInfo[0];
 
