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Strip trailing whitespace before every buffer write
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gistfile1.vim
" Strip trailing whitespace
function! <SID>StripTrailingWhitespaces()
" Preparation: save last search, and cursor position.
let _s=@/
let l = line(".")
let c = col(".")
" Do the business:
%s/\s\+$//e
" Clean up: restore previous search history, and cursor position
let @/=_s
call cursor(l, c)
endfunction
" Run before every buffer write
autocmd BufWritePre * :call <SID>StripTrailingWhitespaces()
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