Insert Current Date In Vim

If you write a ToDo list or a schedule in vim, you probably want to insert the current date or the date after one week from now. Here is how to do:

:r !date

or to add one week to the current date:

:r !date -d “today 1 week”

enjoy :)

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~ by princ3 on August 27, 2007.

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3 Responses to “Insert Current Date In Vim”

  1. iab ddate =strftime(”%A(%d) %B(%m) %Y”)
    iab ttime =strftime(”%H:%M”)

    use:
    ddate [press enter or space]

    greetings

    pi00 said this on August 31, 2007 at 1:16 pm | Reply

  2. More possible
    http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/How_do_I_add_a_current_time_string_inside_Vim%3F

    pi00 said this on September 3, 2007 at 12:59 pm | Reply

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