Vim delete blank lines

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nearly_lunchtime picture nearly_lunchtime · Apr 1, 2009 · Viewed 357.1k times · Source

What command can I run to remove blank lines in Vim?

Answer

soulmerge picture soulmerge · Apr 1, 2009 
:g/^$/d

:g will execute a command on lines which match a regex. The regex is 'blank line' and the command is :d (delete)

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