use utils::trim() to remove extra whitespace from ctime() output.

unittest/force-styles/test_angle_style.cpp

@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ void generate_yaml_file(const char *outfile, const TestConfig &config)
 
     // date_generated
     std::time_t now = time(NULL);
-    block           = ctime(&now);
+    block           = utils::trim(ctime(&now));
-    block           = block.substr(0, block.find("\n") - 1);
     writer.emit("date_generated", block);
 
     // epsilon

unittest/force-styles/test_bond_style.cpp

@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ void generate_yaml_file(const char *outfile, const TestConfig &config)
 
     // date_generated
     std::time_t now = time(NULL);
-    block           = ctime(&now);
+    block           = utils::trim(ctime(&now));
-    block           = block.substr(0, block.find("\n") - 1);
     writer.emit("date_generated", block);
 
     // epsilon

unittest/force-styles/test_dihedral_style.cpp

@@ -249,8 +249,7 @@ void generate_yaml_file(const char *outfile, const TestConfig &config)
 
     // date_generated
     std::time_t now = time(NULL);
-    block           = ctime(&now);
+    block           = utils::trim(ctime(&now));
-    block           = block.substr(0, block.find("\n") - 1);
     writer.emit("date_generated", block);
 
     // epsilon

unittest/force-styles/test_fix_timestep.cpp

@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ void generate_yaml_file(const char *outfile, const TestConfig &config)
 
     // date_generated
     std::time_t now = time(NULL);
-    block           = ctime(&now);
+    block           = utils::trim(ctime(&now));
-    block           = block.substr(0, block.find("\n") - 1);
     writer.emit("date_generated", block);
 
     // epsilon

unittest/force-styles/test_improper_style.cpp

@@ -240,8 +240,7 @@ void generate_yaml_file(const char *outfile, const TestConfig &config)
 
     // date_generated
     std::time_t now = time(NULL);
-    block           = ctime(&now);
+    block           = utils::trim(ctime(&now));
-    block           = block.substr(0, block.find("\n") - 1);
     writer.emit("date_generated", block);
 
     // epsilon

unittest/force-styles/test_pair_style.cpp

@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ void generate_yaml_file(const char *outfile, const TestConfig &config)
 
     // date_generated
     std::time_t now = time(NULL);
-    block           = ctime(&now);
+    block           = utils::trim(ctime(&now));
-    block           = block.substr(0, block.find("\n") - 1);
     writer.emit("date_generated", block);
 
     // epsilon