Text files

“I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” — Lily Tomlin

Table of contents

1. Insert final newline
2. Trim trailing whitespace

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Insert final newline

POSIX: Line

Always end a file with a newline character, a common practice in Unix systems.

Lorem ipsum.

Trim trailing whitespace

CommonMark: Hard line breaks

Never put trailing whitespace at the end of a line.

Lorem ipsum.↵