Re: how to insert this?

[William Xu]

"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:

> Here are two ways to do what you request:
>
> 1. Put the text in a file `cut', then use `C-x i cut' (command
> `insert-file').
>
> 2. Put the text in a string, then use a command that calls `insert' to
> insert it:
>
> (defcustom cut-string
>   "--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---\n"
>   "My cut string" :type 'string)
>
> (defun insert-cut-string ()
>   "Insert `cut-string'." (interactive) (insert cut-string))

Alternatively, you can use abbrev-mode. I myself use "xcut" for
expanding something similar.

-- 
William

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