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git stripspace — Read text (e.g. commit messages, notes, tags, and branch descriptions) from `stdin` and clean it int

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Problem

How to use the git stripspace command: Read text (e.g. commit messages, notes, tags, and branch descriptions) from stdin and clean it into the manner used by Git. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-stripspace>.

Solution

git stripspace — Read text (e.g. commit messages, notes, tags, and branch descriptions) from stdin and clean it into the manner used by Git. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-stripspace>.

Trim whitespace from a file:
cat {{path/to/file}} | git stripspace


Trim whitespace and Git comments from a file:
cat {{path/to/file}} | git stripspace {{[-s|--strip-comments]}}


Convert all lines in a file into Git comments:
git < {{path/to/file}} stripspace {{[-c|--comment-lines]}}

Code Snippets

Trim whitespace from a file

cat {{path/to/file}} | git stripspace

Trim whitespace and Git comments from a file

cat {{path/to/file}} | git stripspace {{[-s|--strip-comments]}}

Convert all lines in a file into Git comments

git < {{path/to/file}} stripspace {{[-c|--comment-lines]}}

Context

tldr-pages: common/git stripspace

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