Re: how to insert single quotes around a command?

[Ian Eure]

On Oct 31, 2008, at 3:06 AM, Seweryn Kokot wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Many times when I write doc strings for elisp functions I forget to  
> insert
> single-quotes around commands or variables like `a-command' or  
> insert it
> wrong like 'a-command'. Is there a function or keybinding to do it
> properly? Maybe a function which enclose a selected command with
> single-quotes?

Sounds like you want insert-pair:
(define-key (current-global-map) "\M-'" 'insert-pair)
(define-key (current-global-map) "\C-c`" 'insert-pair)

Which makes M-' insert a pair of single quotes, and C-c ` insert `'.  
Then you can do M-1 M-' or M-1 C-c ` to enclose the sexp following  
point in the correct quotes.

insert-pair is super handy, I use M-(sym) for () "" [] etc.

 - Ian