git-restore-whitespace-problems

#!/bin/bash
# I like my editor to strip trailing whitespace on save, but when I
# edit sloppier people's code, this makes for big useless whitespace
# diffs. This command reverts the whitespace corrections.

GIT_DIR="$(git rev-parse --git-dir)"

git diff -b > $GIT_DIR/WHITESPACE_PATCH
git stash
if git apply $GIT_DIR/WHITESPACE_PATCH; then
    git stash drop
    echo "Successfully restored whitespace problems."
    rc=0
else
    git stash pop
    echo "Failed to restore whitespace problems."
    rc=1
fi
rm $GIT_DIR/WHITESPACE_PATCH
exit $rc