"read" command missing?

[kaspar030]

Hi,

I'm not finding a "read" command, that inserts the contents of a file. Is there something equivalent in Helix?

Thanks!

[kaspar030]

:insert-output cat <file> works. (feels a bit awkward, but hey).

[askreet]

You can also use the ! binding to get a quick prompt to this action, making the keystrokes !cat <file><cr>. It's rather quite nice once you get used to it!

[the-mikedavis]

There's an issue and a PR for :read: #3796