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+title: "Out, Damned Tabs"
+date: 2009-04-09T00:00:00+00:00
+draft: false
+needs_review: true
+canonical_url: https://www.viget.com/articles/out-damned-tabs/
+---
+
+Like many developers I know, I'm a little bit OCD about code formatting.
+While there are about as many ideas of properly formatted code as there
+are coders, I think we can all agree that code with tabs and trailing
+whitespace is not it. Git has the `whitespace = fix` option, which does
+a fine job removing trailing spaces before commits, but leaves the
+spaces in the working copy, and doesn't manage tabs at all.
+
+I figured there had to be a better way to automate this type of code
+formatting, and with help from [Kevin McFadden's
+post](http://conceptsahead.com/off-axis/proper-trimming-on-save-with-textmate),
+I think I've found one, by configuring
+[TextMate](http://macromates.com/) to strip off trailing whitespace and
+replace tabs with spaces whenever a file is saved. Here's how to set it
+up:
+
+1.  Open the Bundle Editor (Bundles \> Bundle Editor \> Show Bundle
+    Editor).
+
+2.  Create a new bundle using the "+" menu at the bottom of the page.
+    Call it something like "Whitespace."
+
+3.  With your new bundle selected, create a new command called "Save
+    Current File," and give it the following settings:
+
+    -   Save: Current File
+    -   Command(s): blank
+    -   Input: None
+    -   Output: Discard
+
+4.  Start recording a new macro (Bundles \> Macros \> Start Recording).
+
+5.  Strip out trailing whitespace (Bundles \> Text \>
+    Converting/Stripping \> Remove Trailing Spaces in Document).
+
+6.  Replace tabs with spaces (Text \> Convert \> Tabs to Spaces).
+
+7.  Save the current document (Bundles \> Formatting \> Save Current
+    Document).
+
+8.  Stop recording the macro (Bundles \> Macros \> Stop Recording).
+
+9.  Save the macro (Bundles \> Macros \> Save Last Recording). Call it
+    something like "Strip Whitespace."
+
+10. Click in the Activation (Key Equivalent) text field and hit
+    Command+S.
+
+Alternatively, we've packaged the bundle up and put it up on
+[GitHub](https://github.com/vigetlabs/whitespace-tmbundle/tree/master).
+Instructions for setting it up are on the page, and patches are
+encouraged.
+
+### How About You? {#how_about_you}
+
+This approach is working well for me; I'm curious if other people are
+doing anything like this. If you've got an alternative way to deal with
+extraneous whitespace in your code, please tell us how in the comments.