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"g/Creation Date :.*/s//Creation Date : "
.strftime("%d-%m-%Y")
4 autocmd Bufwritepre,filewritepre *.c execute
"normal ma"
5 autocmd Bufwritepre,filewritepre *.c exe "1," .
10 . "g/Last Modified :.*/s/Last Modified :.*/Last
Modified : " .strftime("%c")
6 autocmd bufwritepost,filewritepost *.c execute
"normal `a"
• Line 1 defines the template file. This indicates that for *.c file,
/home/jsmith/c_header.txt template file should be used.
• Line 2 will search for the pattern “File Name :” from the 1st line to
10th line. If found, it will write the current filename in that line.
• Line 3 will update the Creation Date field.
• Line 5 will update the Last Modified field with the current date and
time when you save the file.
• Line 4 & 6: While saving the file, the cursor will move to the “Last
modified :” (because of last write operation). If you want the cursor
back to the previous position then, you need to add Line 4 and 6 to
the .vimrc file.
• Line 4 will mark the current cursor position before updating.
• Line 6 will restore the cursor position back to its previous position.
Final Note:
• Verify whether autocmd is enabled in Vim – Execute :version from
Vim. If autocommand feature is enabled, it will display +autocmd.
• Autocommand help – Execute :help au from Vim, to get quick help on
Vim autocmd features.
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