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Old 10-06-2016, 01:57 PM   #1
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deleting all spaces at end of line in vi

How can I delete, all (blank) spaces at end of each line in vi editor.
 
Old 10-06-2016, 02:12 PM   #2
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Not sure in vi but this is a little sed statement that does it:

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sed 's/ *$//' oldfile > newfile
 
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Same in vi
 
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In vi it is a : command
Code:
:%s/ *$//
where the line address % is short for 1,$ (from 1st line to last line).
 
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