Add current date when I save a file as a comment
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Hi all,
I would like to know if there is a way to add a comment line with the current date when I save a file (inside the file).
For example lets say I have a function called abc.m. After I do some changes and save the file I would like to automatically add sth like (probably on the second line after the name of the function):
function abc() %Last edited 3/1/2015 <-(current date)
Similarly, is there a way to track the changes in my code (sth similar to the track changes of word)?
Thank you in advance, Elric
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Pablo Israel Morales Guzmán
on 3 Feb 2022
7 years later, I also want to do exactly this. Did you find any way?
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dpb
on 3 Jan 2015
Within Matlab on it's own automagically, not that I'm aware of. You can use external version control systems w/ Matlab that have the facility.
I've never looked into what abilities there are to customize the builtin editor; for coding "in anger" I use an external editor instead. A search of the help didn't find much useful documentation.
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dpb
on 7 Jan 2015
I'm still using the old Brief editor which actually must run in a real DOS window so I can't recommend it to anybody else...I've customized it so much over the years and have gotten so used to it I just don't want to change, particularly since I've now retired from coding "in anger" so no longer have to worry about compatibility with clients' newer systems. So, I can't really be of any direct help there, sorry.
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