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Andreas Roehler wrote:
> is there a function known to jump to the last
> non-whitspace char in line - as (back-to-indentation)
> does in the other direction?
>
> Could write something like
>
> (defun last-non-white-space-on-line ()
>   " "
>   (interactive)
>   (end-of-line)
>   (skip-chars-backward "[ \t]"))
>
> Nonetheles, would prever to use an already existing
> macro.

Not one function of course, but I would do C-e M-\
This deletes the whitespace, but that's what I want to happen
anyway if I'm not adding more to the line.