git-stripspace:tldr:67496

git-stripspace: Convert all lines in a file into Git comments.

$ git stripspace --comment-lines < ${filename}

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The command git stripspace --comment-lines < ${filename} is used to remove blank lines and comments from a file in the git repository.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

git stripspace is a Git command used to remove unnecessary spaces and blank lines from text files.
--comment-lines is an option for the git stripspace command which specifically removes lines that start with a comment character (usually "#" or "//") in the file.
< ${filename} is used for input redirection. It takes the content of the file specified by the ${filename} variable and passes it as input to the git stripspace command. ${filename} represents the name of the file you want to process.

Thus, the command removes all blank lines and comments from the specified file using the git stripspace command.

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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