Remove empty lines

Uses a regular expressions to automatically get rid of new lines that don’t have any text in them.

Actions Used

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Copy to Clipboard
Copies the result of the last action to the clipboard.
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Replace Text
Replaces some text passed into the action with other text.
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Show Notification
Displays a local notification.

Extra Details

Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Remove%20empty%20lines
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Remove%20empty%20lines
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Remove empty lines” end tell

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