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# `MD047` - Files should end with a single newline character
Tags: `blank_lines`
Aliases: `single-trailing-newline`
Fixable: Most violations can be fixed by tooling
This rule is triggered when there is not a single newline character at the end
of a file.
An example that triggers the rule:
```markdown
# Heading
This file ends without a newline.[EOF]
```
To fix the violation, add a newline character to the end of the file:
```markdown
# Heading
This file ends with a newline.
[EOF]
```
Rationale: Some programs have trouble with files that do not end with a newline.
More information: [What's the point in adding a new line to the end of a
file?][stack-exchange]
[stack-exchange]: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/18743/whats-the-point-in-adding-a-new-line-to-the-end-of-a-file