Re: vc: how to insert version number in buffer (vc-status is gone)

[Kevin Rodgers]

Uwe Brauer wrote:
> Hello
>
> In ancient times, vc had a function called 
> vc-status so it was possible to insert the vc version number into a
> buffer with 
>
> (defun my-vc-status-insert ()
>   (interactive)
>   (insert "Version")
>   (insert (vc-status buffer-file-name))) 
>
> This came in handy, if the modeline is gluttered and the file is large
> so it is cumbersome to go at the beginning to the buffer in order to
> check the version number. 
>
> As I said vc-status is long gone so I would like to know how I could
> insert the version number.

(insert (vc-workfile-version buffer-file-name))

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA