Visual Studio Code — Insert New Line at the End of Files
Visual Studio-CodeVisual Studio-Code Problem Overview
When saving files using Visual Studio Code, I noticed that a new line is not automatically added to the end of files, causing all sorts of potential issues.
How does one insert a new line automatically in Visual Studio Code?
Visual Studio-Code Solutions
Solution 1 - Visual Studio-Code
There are two easy methods to make Visual Studio Code insert a new line at the end of files:
Method I
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Open Visual Studio Code and go to File (Code if using a Mac) -> Preferences -> Settings; you should now be viewing a settings page
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Enter 'insert final newline' in to the search bar
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Select the checkbox under the heading 'Files: Insert Final Newline' in the 'Workspace Settings' and/or 'User Settings' tab(s) as required
Method II
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Open Visual Studio Code and go to File (Code if using a Mac) -> Preferences -> Settings; you should now be viewing a settings page
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Open the JSON settings page by clicking the {} icon at the top right of the page
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Enter 'files.insertFinalNewline' in to the search bar of the JSON settings page
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Either
- Click on the white 'edit pen' on the left hand side of the line containing the
files.insertFinalNewline
JSON key and selectTrue
or
- Copy the line containing the
files.insertFinalNewline
JSON key, paste it into the right hand side JSON file under the 'User Settings' and/or 'Workspace Settings' tab(s) as required, and set its value totrue
Final Result
In either your User Settings or Workspace Settings JSON file, you should have a line reading "files.insertFinalNewline": true
, within the provided curly braces ({ }). Additionally, in the Settings page, the checkbox under the heading 'Files: Insert Final Newline' will be selected.
Visual Studio Code will now add an empty line to the end of files when being saved, if there isn't already one.
Solution 2 - Visual Studio-Code
I have placed a screen capture below showing how to make Visual Studio Code insert a newline at the end of files. This will also serve as a useful place to link to in code reviews when saying "You need to do this and resubmit".