small tweak in output space handling

inxi

@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@
 ####  Booleans should start with b_ or B_ and state clearly what is being tested
 ####	Arrays should start with a_ or A_
 ####  All functions should follow standard naming, ie, verb adjective noun, get_cpu_data
+####
+####  SPECIAL NOTES:
+####  The color variable ${C2} must always be followed by a space unless you know what
+####  character is going to be next for certain. Otherwise irc color codes can be accidentally
+####  activated or altered.
 ########################################################################
 ####  TESTING FLAGS
 ####  inxi supports advanced testing triggers to do various things, using -! <arg>
@@ -1750,7 +1755,12 @@ get_module_version_number()
 	if [[ -n $( which modinfo ) ]];then
 		module_version=$( modinfo $1 | gawk '
 		BEGIN { IGNORECASE=1 }
-		/^version/ {print $2}
+		/^version/ {
+			gsub(/,/, " ", $2)
+			gsub(/^ +| +$/, "", $2)
+			gsub(/ [ \t]+/, " ", $2)
+			print $2
+		}
 		' )
 	fi