Hi, David Woodfall wrote: > > On (10:30 14/11/06), David Woodfall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> put forth the > proposition: > > > I would like to make a command that would insert at cursor todays date, > > and also a command to insert some custom text. > > > > In the help file it shows how to make a keybind to do this but I would > > rather use a command - eg :date > > > > Can this be done? > > Ok I've just found the :command command but I'm having problems: > > :command Date :read !date +%d-%b-%Y > > This prints xxd-xxb-xxY > > !date with no options works fine on it's own. I have tried putting the > options in "" and '' but still no go.
I guess the buffer from which you tested this command was named 'xx'. The percent sign in you command is a placeholder for the current file name. You have to escape it with a backslash if VIM should not touch it: :command Date :read !date +\%d-\%b-\%Y Regards, Jürgen -- Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. (Calvin)
