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---
title: "Terminal Output in Vim"
date: 2021-06-18T16:22:30-04:00
draft: false
tags: []
medium_enabled: true
---

In Vim you can output the result of a command below your cursor by using `:r!`. 

Examples:

Hello World

```
:r! echo Hello World
```

The current timestamp

```
:r! echo "[$(date '+\%Y-\%m-\%d \%H:\%M:\%S')]"
```

Outputs: `[2021-06-18 16:13:19]`
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			`title: "Terminal Output in Vim"`
			`date: 2021-06-18T16:22:30-04:00`
			`draft: false`
			`tags: []`
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			In Vim you can output the result of a command below your cursor by using `:r!`.

			`Examples:`

			`Hello World`

			```
			`:r! echo Hello World`
			```

			`The current timestamp`

			```
			`:r! echo "[$(date '+\%Y-\%m-\%d \%H:\%M:\%S')]"`
			```

			Outputs: `[2021-06-18 16:13:19]`