[Tex/LaTex] Removing vertical space inside \maketitle

Question

In \documentclass{article}, the \maketitle command results in a lot of wasted vertical space. Is there any way for me to remove it? In other words, I'd like the author to appear directly below the title, and the date directly below the author.

Answer 1

You could alter the relevant documentclass definition wherein the \maketitle command is defined. But, don't do that. Your document will then compile differently for you than for others.

Try something like this:

\documentclass{article}

\author{Some random fellow\vspace{-2ex}% Toggle commenting out the command
}
\date{A long time ago}
\title{A comprehensive treatise on everything\vspace{-2ex}% to see the effect
}

\begin{document}
    \maketitle
\end{document}