diff --git a/src/remove.c b/src/remove.c
index b65c211..806ebef 100644
--- a/src/remove.c
+++ b/src/remove.c
@@ -2,23 +2,40 @@
  *  File:             remove.c
  *  Project Main:     boxes.c
  *  Date created:     June 23, 1999 (Wednesday, 20:59h)
- *  Author:           Thomas Jensen
+ *  Author:           Copyright (C) 1999 Thomas Jensen
  *                    tsjensen@stud.informatik.uni-erlangen.de
- *  Version:          $Id: remove.c,v 1.1 1999/06/23 19:14:53 tsjensen Exp tsjensen $
+ *  Version:          $Id: remove.c,v 1.2 1999/06/25 18:45:33 tsjensen Exp tsjensen $
  *  Language:         ANSI C
  *  World Wide Web:   http://home.pages.de/~jensen/boxes/
  *  Purpose:          Box removal, i.e. the deletion of boxes
- *  Remarks:          ---
+ *
+ *  Remarks: o This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *             modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ *             published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ *             the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *           o This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *             but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *             MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+ *             GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *           o You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
+ *             License along with this program; if not, write to the Free
+ *             Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston,
+ *             MA 02111-1307  USA
  *
  *  Revision History:
  *
  *    $Log: remove.c,v $
+ *    Revision 1.2  1999/06/25 18:45:33  tsjensen
+ *    Added initialization of mmok to please compiler
+ *    Changed parameters of empty_side() calls to comply with new signature
+ *
  *    Revision 1.1  1999/06/23 19:14:53  tsjensen
  *    Initial revision
  *
 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -28,7 +45,7 @@
 #include "remove.h"
 
 static const char rcsid_remove_c[] =
-    "$Id: remove.c,v 1.1 1999/06/23 19:14:53 tsjensen Exp tsjensen $";
+    "$Id: remove.c,v 1.2 1999/06/25 18:45:33 tsjensen Exp tsjensen $";
 
 
 
@@ -891,17 +908,19 @@ int remove_box()
     /*
      *  Phase 4: Remove box top and body lines from input
      */
-    while (empty_line(input.lines+textstart) && textstart < textend) {
-        #ifdef DEBUG
-            fprintf (stderr, "Killing leading blank line in box body.\n");
-        #endif
-        ++textstart;
-    }
-    while (empty_line(input.lines+textend-1) && textend > textstart) {
-        #ifdef DEBUG
-            fprintf (stderr, "Killing trailing blank line in box body.\n");
-        #endif
-        --textend;
+    if (opt.killblank) {
+        while (empty_line (input.lines+textstart) && textstart < textend) {
+            #ifdef DEBUG
+                fprintf (stderr, "Killing leading blank line in box body.\n");
+            #endif
+            ++textstart;
+        }
+        while (empty_line (input.lines+textend-1) && textend > textstart) {
+            #ifdef DEBUG
+                fprintf (stderr, "Killing trailing blank line in box body.\n");
+            #endif
+            --textend;
+        }
     }
 
     if (textstart > boxstart) {