Date: 21 Feb 2000 09:50:39 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com> To: mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org, Mark Ovens <Mark.Ovens@uk.radan.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Running shell commands in Emacs Message-ID: <rd63dqmk3sw.fsf@world.std.com> In-Reply-To: Mark Ovens's message of Mon, 21 Feb 2000 11:25:22 %2B0000 References: <38B120A2.7E104808@uk.radan.com>
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Mark Ovens <mark.ovens@uk.radan.com> writes: > Is it possible to run a shell command from within emacs and have the > output written to the current buffer at the cursor position, as the ex > command ``r!'' in vi?, which is useful for adding the output of ``uname > -a'' or ``dmesg'' into an e-mail, for instance. > > I know there is ``shell-command'' but that writes the output to a new > buffer (*Shell Command Output*) so you then have to cut 'n' paste. If you specify the (optional) second parameter to shell-command, the output will be inserted in the current buffer. "C-u shell-command" should be sufficient to do what you want. You really should ask emacs questions in an emacs forum, though... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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