I get a variable's value in vim's script, and how to write it into the file I'm editing now.
e.g.
"=== get date
let TodayDate=system("date")
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You can use :put to put the contents of the variable (or expression) into the current buffer
:put =TodayDate
The help for :h :put
:pu :put
:[line]pu[t] [x] Put the text [from register x] after [line] (default
current line). This always works linewise, thus
this command can be used to put a yanked block as new
lines.
The cursor is left on the first non-blank in the last
new line.
The register can also be '=' followed by an optional
expression. The expression continues until the end of
the command. You need to escape the '|' and '"'
characters to prevent them from terminating the
command. Example:
:put ='path' . \",/test\"
If there is no expression after '=', Vim uses the
previous expression. You can see it with ":dis =".
For mappings and editing <C-R>= is probably better than :put since it allows you to use the expression register and output the contents at the cursor location. (Take a look at :h <C-R>)
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songhir
very great! I had read Learn vi & vim editor but didn't found this! thank you! It works well.
Chris Schmich
@FDinoff I must've fat-fingered the downvote when voting. I can't change my vote unless you edit your answer. If you edit, I'll change it to upvote. Thanks, by the way!
Eduardo Wada
Any way of putting the text in the cursor's position?
Xopi García
To be clear, if mapping, do you recommend to save variable (TodayDate) to a register, and afterwards to
:put the register. Is that right?How about the following?
execute "normal! i" . TodayDate
This will put you in insert mode and insert the content of TodayDate at the cursor position.
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Xopi García
+1. If textwidth not zero (i.e. inf), then next map save-change and finaly reset it. To not having problems if the string (TodayDate) pass the tw char.
nnoremap <buffer> <leader>zzz \ : let tw_ztc=&tw \ <bar> :set tw=0<CR><Esc> \ :execute 'normal! o' . str_zzz_01 \ <bar> :execute 'normal! o' . str_zzz_02<CR> \ :set tw=&tw_ztc<CR> Xopi García
This way is more computer consuming than the accepted, but it holds auto-indentantion.