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From: "B. T. Raven" <nihil@nihilo.net>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Inserting date
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 21:38:10 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2N6dnfxCVbmGnjfUnZ2dnUVZ_sDinZ2d@sysmatrix.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <mailman.2121.1235875820.31690.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>

Armando Martins wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> Can you tell me how can I insert the today's date in a text file,
> please? (something like fields in traditional word processors).
> 
> Thanks
> Armando Martins
> 
>

If you evaluate this:

(global-set-key "\C-cid" (lambda() (interactive) (insert 
(format-time-string "%a %Y-%m-%d - %l:%M %p"))))

then you can use that key combo to insert day date - time. Strip out 
some of the formating specs if you don't need them or change their order 
if you like.

Ed


       reply	other threads:[~2009-03-01  3:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <mailman.2121.1235875820.31690.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2009-03-01  3:38 ` B. T. Raven [this message]
2009-03-01  6:18   ` Inserting date Drew Adams
2009-03-02 20:17 ` Ken Goldman
2009-03-01  2:50 Armando Martins

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