How to remove or reduce space for hand-written signature in `closing` of `letter` documenty class? [duplicate]

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In letter documentclass closing generates space for hand-written signature:

Best regards,




John Doe

How to remove or reduce this space:

Best regards,
John Doe

?

Answer 1

I followed advice I've found on http://brunogirin.blogspot.com/2009/02/using-latex-letter-document-class.html about modifying length of \medskipamount :

\addtolength{\medskipamount}{-1\medskipamount}
\closing{Best regards,}

I don't know about side-effects of this code and, how clear it is. For me - it worked.