diff --git a/src/lib/commands/ldump.c b/src/lib/commands/ldump.c
index 78e3a2e9..cae05243 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/ldump.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/ldump.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ ldump(void)
 		pr(" %d", yrel(np, land.lnd_y));
 		break;
 	    case 4:
-		pr(" %c ", land.lnd_army ? land.lnd_army : '~');
+		pr(" %c", land.lnd_army ? land.lnd_army : '~');
 		break;
 	    case 5:
 		pr(" %d", land.lnd_effic);
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/pdump.c b/src/lib/commands/pdump.c
index cdfd9e39..e8890ae6 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/pdump.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/pdump.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ pdump(void)
 		pr(" %d", yrel(natp, plane.pln_y));
 		break;
 	    case 4:
-		pr(" %c ", plane.pln_wing ? plane.pln_wing : '~');
+		pr(" %c", plane.pln_wing ? plane.pln_wing : '~');
 		break;
 	    case 5:
 		pr(" %d", plane.pln_effic);
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/sdump.c b/src/lib/commands/sdump.c
index 24d05b7b..18ed63ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/sdump.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/sdump.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ sdump(void)
 		pr(" %d", yrel(np, ship.shp_y));
 		break;
 	    case 4:
-		pr(" %c ", ship.shp_fleet ? ship.shp_fleet : '~');
+		pr(" %c", ship.shp_fleet ? ship.shp_fleet : '~');
 		break;
 	    case 5:
 		pr(" %d", ship.shp_effic);