I use strings like "include/lib-one", "include/lib-two", "src/lib-three" all the time.
Is there an easy way to set shortcuts for these strings, e.g. as C-c 1, C-c 2 and so on?
2 Answers
You can also use define-key or global-set-key like this:
(global-set-key (kbd "C-c a") "include/lib-one")
I've used C-c a instead of C-c 1 because the former is a reserved-for-end-users sequence, whereas the latter is reserved for major modes. See C-hig(elisp) Key Binding Conventions RET
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Also of note: this method executes the keyboard macro defined by the given string. So you can have things like
"\C-j"in there, and it would be as if you hitC-j. Jan 18, 2015 at 11:57
You can use the insert function to insert strings at point. You can define keybinding to an invocation of this function. For example,
(define-key your-mode-map (kbd "C-c 1") (lambda () (insert "include/lib-one")))
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It is the name of the mode where you want this keybinding. For example, if you want this in
c++-modeonly, you will replaceyour-mode-mapbyc++-mode-map. Alternatively, if you want it to be defined globally, useglobal-set-key.– PradhanDec 20, 2014 at 10:19 -
I've tried adding similar keybindings to my .emacs file, but they are never taken into account when I launch emacs. Is there something that I'm missing?– DaiOct 19, 2017 at 14:54
abbrevoryasnippet. But auto-completion for your specific language would be better.