" Removes trailing white space across the entire file function! RemoveTailingWhitespace() let l:prev_search = @/ " Search register let l:cur_pos = getcurpos() " Cursor position silent! %s/\V\s\+\$// let @/ = l:prev_search " Restore search register call setpos('.', l:cur_pos) " Move cursor back to starting place endfunction " Always remove tailing whitespace on write autocmd BufWrite * call RemoveTailingWhitespace() command! Trim call RemoveTailingWhitespace()