Visual Studio 2013: Never Cut or Copy a Blank Line Again

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Ever cut something then accidentally cut a blank line?  I can't really think of a good reason to cur or copy a blank line and yet you are still allowed to do it. 

 

The good news is you can keep this from happening by simply going to Tools -> Options -> Text Editor -> All Languages -> General and deselecting the "Apply Cut or Copy commands to blank lines when there is no selection" checkbox:

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Note: This will prevent using Shift+DEL to delete an empty line so you will have to enable the feature if you use Shift+DEL.