Synopsis:
   $chops(<num> <text>)

Technical:
   This function chops <num> characters from the end of <text>.

Practical:
   It is an excellent shortcut for mid(6) expressions starting at the first
   character of <text>.

Returns:
   <text> with <num> characters removed from the end

Examples:
   $chop(5 abcdef)          /* returns "a" */
   $chop(2 fnord)           /* returns "fno" */

See Also:
   left(6); right(6); mid(6)