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+=============================
+ Compact docstrings in Emacs
+=============================
+
+Shrink blank lines in docstrings and doc comments
+
+.. image:: etc/compact-docstrings.png
+
+Setup
+=====
+
+Enable locally with ``compact-docstrings-mode``::
+
+ (add-hook 'some-mode-hook #'compact-docstrings-mode)
+
+Enable globally (in all programming modes) with ``global-compact-docstrings-mode``::
+
+ (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'global-compact-docstrings-mode)
+
+Customization
+=============
+
+Enable compaction of all comments and strings by setting ``compact-docstrings-only-doc-blocks`` to ``nil``. Change the compact line height by customizing ``compact-docstrings-face``.