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Clemens Fischer <ino@despammed.com> writes:

> David Kastrup <David.Kastrup@t-online.de> writes:
>
>> You could also use
>> C-u M-! date RET
>
> ok, how do i bind this to a key?

Using keyboard macros for instance:

C-x ( C-u M-! date RET C-x )

Now you can use C-x e to call the last kbd macro or

M-x edit-kbd-macro RET C-x e 

to see the whole macro, being able to edit it and give it a name
and keybinding.  Use C-c C-c to save.

-- 
CYa,
  Mario