From e677189742c3b2516d5ad74cd8a0e05425d9e44a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: keyboardan <keyboardan@tilde.club>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:36:24 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] It is good etiquette to remove whitespaces from files before
 committing changes.  Adding a section in wiki.md teaching how to do this.

Signed-off-by: keyboardan <keyboardan@tilde.club>
---
 wiki/source/wiki.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+)

diff --git a/wiki/source/wiki.md b/wiki/source/wiki.md
index 1b6ef35..9d8b9d9 100644
--- a/wiki/source/wiki.md
+++ b/wiki/source/wiki.md
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ author:
   - benharri
   - audiodude
   - xwindows
+  - keyboardan
 category: tilde.club
 ---
 
@@ -79,6 +80,26 @@ You can do this right from the Github GUI!
    it. if you're working locally on Tilde.club, you won't have to configure
    anything; git will use the system's sendmail to handle the email.
 
+# Removing unnecessary spaces in git patches is important
+
+Removing unnecessary whitespace in git patches is a common civilized thing to do when contributing. This makes it easier for people reading or modifying the same file, making it clear what changes are being made, by the patch.
+
+Before committing a file, do run:
+
+<!-- This code excerpt need improvement (with process substitution?).  Do test your snippet before putting here. -->
+
+```bash
+tmpfile=$(mktemp)
+editedfile="path/to/file-to-commit"
+
+git stripspace < "$editedfile" > $tmpfile
+mv $tmpfile "$editedfile"
+
+unset tmpfile editedfile
+```
+
+and you are alright. Do remember doing this.
+
 # Most importantly
 
 Ask on irc if you have questions!