Creating shortcut key for repetitive work

Question

I create short text files in a folder c:/Dropbox/daily/ and insert them in various documents using shortcut C-x i. I would like to define a shortcut so that I don't have to type the path of folder again and again while allowing me to choose the file in the folder interactively.

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 05 '22 at 21:05

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You can simply use read-file-name for that:

(defun my-insert-daily (file)
  (interactive (list (read-file-name "Select file: " "c:/Dropbox/daily/")))
  (insert-file-contents-literally file))
(global-set-key (kbd "C-x i") #'my-insert-daily)

answered Sep 05 '22 at 21:05

dalanicolai

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It works but results in ^M as an end character in every line. Can it be fixed – Vaibhav Sep 06 '22 at 09:22
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Thanks for the answer – Vaibhav Sep 06 '22 at 09:22
I am not sure, I don't use Windows. But I guess the one either the answer here or here might fix it. Let me know if it does, in which case I can complete the answer. – dalanicolai Sep 06 '22 at 13:19

Creating shortcut key for repetitive work

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