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function to print time, hostname, name, string, etc.?

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From: Mingzuo Shen
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:52
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Hi all,

    Many times a day I need to stamp a file I create
using my name (a string), the current date and time
(preferrably full month name like November), and
other things. I just wondered if I can have a
command that does this all at once. If I had such a command
I would bind it to a function key. Then whenever I
needed to have my mark on a file, I would press the key once.

    M-1 M-! date is a good start, but not enough.
I could write a C program (say, stamp) and use
M-1 M-! stamp. But the slight problem is that
this creates another shell, kind of slow for
this little thing.

    I would loved to write a Lisp thing myself,
but I do not know how yet.

    Thanks in advance for any pointers and help.
The stamp I am thinking about would look like:

Foolish Boorish; November 23, 1992; Monday 10:30:30 am; athena.cs.uga.edu


    Another question:
    I tried to read the ELisp manual. How do I get Emacs to
give me some results? For example, after I type:

(car '(1 2))

I'd like to see 1 (according to the manual) somewhere.
Step-by-step instruction please. Thanks again,

(Mr.) Mingzuo Shen
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From: shen@athena.cs.uga.edu (Mingzuo Shen)
Subject: function to print time, hostname, name, string, etc.?
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