Re: Git trailing blank lines feature configuration

Thomas Nemeth <[email protected]> Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:50:17 +0200
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.git
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Le vendredi 31 juillet 2026, 13:08 Johannes Sixt a écrit :
> Am 31.07.26 um 12:19 schrieb Thomas Nemeth:
> >     I have the habit to keep 1 blank line at the end of my files. To
> >     me,
> >     it eases the EOF modifications (selecting code blocks, pasting
> >     them)
> >     in vim.
> 
> (Call this is [x].)
> 
> >     Would it be possible to have a configuration option to avoid
> >     warnings
> >     (because I see that as a warning) about trailing blank lines ?
> 
> Hearing the first time that an extra blank line at EOF is necessary or
> useful. Would the correct question then perhaps be: how do you all

    I wouldn't say necessary, of course. It's -- at least -- my
    preference. For _my_ use case, it's useful. When I move code
    around, and that code is at the end of the file or to be put
    at the end of the file, I find it easier to already have a
    blank line there. That is... Because that's how I use vim to
    code.


> handle [x] without an extra blank line at EOF?
> 
> That said, are you looking to disable blank-at-eof from core.whitespace?
> Collect all "enabled by default" except this one from [*].
> 
> [*]
> https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-corewhi
> tespace

    -_-;
    indeed.

    ```
    git config --global core.whitespace "-blank-at-eof"
    ```

-- 
Thomas.