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Call `howdoi` from Emacs, see https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi
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| ;; call howdoi, https://github.com/gleitz/howdoi | |
| (defvar howdoi-history nil "History for howdoi lookups, see `howdoi'") | |
| (defun howdoi () | |
| "Interactive function for howdoi queries. It takes the current | |
| word and invokes a minibuffer where the user can accept or change | |
| the query." | |
| (interactive) | |
| (shell-command | |
| (concat "howdoi " | |
| (read-from-minibuffer "howdoi: " | |
| (current-word) nil nil 'howdoi-history)) | |
| "*Howdoi Query*" | |
| ) | |
| (set-buffer "*Howdoi Query*") | |
| (help-mode)) | |
| (global-set-key "\C-x\C-h" 'howdoi) |
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Came across sublime-howdoi-direct-paste today. Made me wonder if there was something similar in emacs. And here it is! Love you Emacs! ❤️