git-stripspace:tldr:52924

git-stripspace: Trim whitespace and Git comments from a file.

$ cat ${filename} | git stripspace --strip-comments

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This command consists of two parts: cat ${filename} and git stripspace --strip-comments.

cat ${filename}: The cat command is used to display the contents of a file. ${filename} is a placeholder for the actual name of the file you want to display. It is an example of variable expansion, where the value of filename will be inserted in its place.
|: This is a pipe symbol, which is used to connect the output of one command to the input of another. It allows you to take the output from the command on the left of the pipe and use it as input for the command on the right.
git stripspace --strip-comments: This is a Git command that removes extra whitespace and comments from the input. It is typically used to clean up Git commit messages or other text files. The --strip-comments flag specifically instructs Git to remove any comments found in the input.

So, when you run this command, the contents of the ${filename} file are passed as input to the git stripspace command. The command then removes any comments from the input and returns the modified output.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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