vim 101 hacks

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Hack 42. Add Automatic Headers to Files Using
Let us review how to use the powerful autocmd feature of Vim to create
a header section inside a file (for example, header in a C programming code)
with file name, creation date, last modified date/time automatically
populated when you open a file in vi.
Vim autocmd syntax:
autocmd {event} {pattern} {cmd}
Events: There are more than 40 autocmd events. The following are few
sample autocmd events.
Event
BufNewFile
FileReadPre
Description
Starting to edit a file that doesn't exist
Before reading a file with a ":read" command
BufWritePre
Starting to write the whole buffer to a file
FileWritePre
Starting to write part of a buffer to a file
BufDelete
Before deleting a buffer from the buffer list
BufWipeout
Before completely deleting a buffer
BufNew
Just after creating a new buffer
BufEnter
After entering a buffer
BufLeave
Before leaving to another buffer
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