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From: Dirk-Jan C. Binnema <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>
To: Gradivus <mondifero@gmail.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: insert name of current file
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:09:42 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110125220942.50B8F39C207@djcbsoftware.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimdhrV-LssjDyV0rKXXDR0_+gYxxTKi6UMTjWvh@mail.gmail.com>

>>>>> On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:59:03 -0500, Gradivus  wrote:

  > [1  <text/plain; ISO-8859-1 (7bit)>]
  > Hi,

  > Sorry I'm a noob.

  > I wonder if someone knows how I can insert the current file's name
  > (i.e., the name of the file I'm editing) at the cursor, and without the full
  > path.

  
M-: (insert-string (file-name-nondirectory (buffer-file-name))) RET

If you need it more often, you can of course write a function for it.

Best wishes,
Dirk.

-- 
Dirk-Jan C. Binnema                  Helsinki, Finland
e:djcb@djcbsoftware.nl           w:www.djcbsoftware.nl
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  reply	other threads:[~2011-01-25 22:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-01-25 21:59 insert name of current file Gradivus
2011-01-25 22:09 ` Dirk-Jan C. Binnema [this message]
2011-01-25 22:10 ` Deniz Dogan
2011-01-25 22:33 ` Oleksandr Gavenko
2011-01-26  3:41 ` Steven W. Orr
     [not found] <mailman.7.1295992748.30245.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2011-01-25 23:15 ` Tim X

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