Why does yasnippet insert a newline before the cursor?

Question

This is my snippet, in org-mode:

# key: quote
# name: quote block
# --
#+begin_quote
`%`$0
#+end_quote

Result:

#+begin_quote

|  <- cursor
#+end_quote

Desired:

#+begin_quote
|  <- cursor
#+end_quote

How do I get rid of this extra line?

Answer 1

If you check the invisible characters in the snippet file it likely has CR LF line endings.

If you've edited the snippet in another editor for example or have line endings set this way by accident, this can happen.

The usual behavior of yasnippet is the same as your desired outcome.

For reference this problem came up on Stack overflow a few years back https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7619640/emacs-latex-yasnippet-why-are-newlines-inserted-after-a-snippet