[visual-studio-code] Remove trailing spaces automatically or with a shortcut

Is there a way to remove trailing spaces in Visual Studio Code (automatically or with a shortcut)?

I've been looking for this in the command palette and in the editor settings, but I cannot find what I am looking for.

<Ctr>-<Shift>-<F> 

Format, does it as well.

This removes trailing whitespace and formats/indents your code.

Visual Studio Code, menu File → Preference → Settings → search for "trim":

Menu File → Preference → Settings →

Check the "Trim Trailing Whitespace" option - "When enabled, will trim trailing whitespace when saving a file".

In recent Visual Studio Code versions you can find settings here:

Menu File → Preference → Settings → Text Editor → Files → (scroll down a bit) Trim Trailing Whitespace

This is for trimming whitespace when saving a file.

Or you can search "Trim Trailing Whitespace" in the top search bar.

Not only can you change the Visual Studio Code settings to trim trailing whitespace automatically, but you can also do this from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P):

You can also use the keyboard shortcut:

• Windows, Linux: Ctrl+K, Ctrl+X
• Mac: ? + k, ? + x.

(I'm using Visual Studio Code 1.20.1.)

Have a look at the EditorConfig plugin.

By using the plugin you can have settings specific for various projects. Visual Studio Code also has IntelliSense built-in for .editorconfig files.