How to insert contents of another file?
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Let's say I'm editing a file and I want to insert the complete contents of another file at the current location in my edit window. Is there a built-in way to do that?
With vi or vim I could use :r to read a file below the current location (doesn't work with the Vim Emulator in IDEA - I tried).
With emacs I can C-x C-i to Insert File.
I can't seem to find anything equivalent in IDEA.
I would prefer not to have to open the other file (it's in another project, another language, etc...).
I know I can open the file somewhere else, copy the contents, and paste it into my buffer. But this is a basic operation that I've found in every other editor/IDE I use.
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Hi.
As far as I know, there is no specific way except ctrl-A, ctrl-C, ctrl-V.
Please raise a feature request at https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issues