[PLUG] Re: dynamic file (script output)

[Kevin Falcone <kevinfal@seas.upenn.edu>]

>>>>> "Md" == MaD dUCK <madduck@madduck.net> writes:

  Md> also sprach gabriel rosenkoetter (on Sun, 19 Nov 2000 08:28:28PM -0500):
  >> in vi's ex mode :!echo `date` doesn't get you very far (mostly
  >> because the output isn't read it). Yes, it's possible to write a vi
  >> macro to do this, but it gets *really* messy. (Try it, you'll see.)

  Md> :r!date
  Md> :r!echo `date`

bah, who needs external processes for that

(defun insert-date ()
  (interactive)
  (insert (format-time-string "%02m/%d/%Y" (current-time))))

(defun insert-time ()
  (interactive)
  (insert (format-time-string "%R" (current-time))))

(global-set-key "\C-cd" 'insert-date)
(global-set-key "\C-ct" 'insert-time)

11/19/2000
21:45

-kevin

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