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VimScript journal opener
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vim_journal_opener.vim
" My first super-simple and hardcoded bit of VimScript
" that opens up a markdown-based journal file
function! JournalToday()
let filename = strftime("~/journal/%Y-%m-%d.markdown")
echo "Opened journal: " . filename
execute "vsplit" filename
endfunction
" executing a function is literal: enter command-line mode, enter call and the
" function name, and press return
nnoremap <leader>jt :call JournalToday()<CR>
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