1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index a13173544d8..ec6e107d547 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ indent_style = space
 indent_size = 4
 
 [*.md]
+# double whitespace at end of line
+# denotes a line break in Markdown
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 
 [*.yml]