Re: delete-trailing-whitespace on save

[Joost Kremers]

jdh2358@gmail.com wrote:
> thought I could use an after-save-hook
>
> but that deletes the whitespace *after* saving.

as the name implies... ;-)

>  I need something like
> a before-save-hook.  I googled before-save-hook and it appears there
> was once such a beast, but it does not appear to be a variable in my
> version of emacs (GNU Emacs 21.3.1)

there is in my version (GNU Emacs 23.0.0.1), so i find it odd that you
don't have it. have you tried <C-h v before-save-hook RET>?


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