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hi,

(defun my-delete-trailing-lines ()
  (goto-char (point-max))
  (delete-blank-lines))

(add-hook 'write-file-hooks 'my-delete-trailing-lines)

warning: untested :)

hth,
jao

seberino@spawar.navy.mil (Christian Seberino) writes:

> delete-trailing-whitespace deletes whitespace at LEFT but not at
> BOTTOM!? How do BOTTOM too?
>
>
> In other words... if I have a bunch of newlines at the end, e.g.
> \n\n\n\n\n
>
> ...How replace them with just one \n?
>
> chris

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