I've been doing this:
au BufRead,BufWrite * if ! &bin | silent! %s/\s\+$//ge | endif
The problem is that it moves the cursor sometimes when I save the file.
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1Related: What's the simplest way to strip trailing whitespace from all lines in a file? and How to remove trailing white-spaces automatically while typing?– ggorlenCommented Mar 31, 2023 at 3:09
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Try this:
autocmd BufWritePre * %s/\s\+$//e
if you want to do this for BufReadPre as well you can
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FWIW this clobbers the search pattern. If you want to keep the search pattern unchanged, you can use
keepp %s/\s\+$//e. Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 5:32
One option is something like this:
" ~/.vim/plugin/whitespace.vim
function! s:trim_trailing_whitespace() abort
let l:view = winsaveview()
keeppatterns %substitute/\m\s\+$//e
call winrestview(l:view)
endfunction
augroup trim_spaces
autocmd!
autocmd BufWritePre * call <SID>trim_trailing_whitespace()
augroup END
Where we save and restore the view to keep the cursor position.
answered Aug 19, 2020 at 13:41
One solution is to have a valid .editorconfig (https://editorconfig.org/) with the appropriate whitespace setting trim_trailing_whitespace, and an editor like NeoVim 0.9 that supports it. It should remove the whitespace for you.
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1I suspect your solution is unclear to most :-) For
.editorconfigto work you probably need a plugin or a special Neovim distribution. It would be good to mention which one. I would personally avoid 'modern' which is an opinion and do not add value to the answer. Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 5:28 -
@VivianDeSmedt That's why I said NeoVim 0.9, which has support built-in.– Neil GCommented Mar 31, 2023 at 5:53
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@VivianDeSmedt As for modern, it is an opinion, but the idea is that most editors are moving to support it. And it's a lot more of an elegant (also an opinion) solution that the buffer-write hook.– Neil GCommented Mar 31, 2023 at 5:58
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1@VivianDeSmedt no worries, just trying to add a helpful answer to steer people to move to better solutions. I wish I had known about editor-config before. And that said, my opinion about what's "modern" doesn't prevent other people from making their own decisions :)– Neil GCommented Mar 31, 2023 at 6:32
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1Given that the validity of "modern" in this context can change as the answer ages, I've opted to edit it away. The answer will stand on its merit as a solution to the problem and not on how new it is. That said, community drives consensus here. So if the majority feel the characterisation is important or necessary, it should stand.– D. Ben Knoble ♦Commented Apr 1, 2023 at 18:01