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Re: how to insert a timestamp?
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Benjamin Rutt |
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Re: how to insert a timestamp? |
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Tue, 06 Jan 2004 16:16:11 -0500 |
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ack94598@yahoo.com (') writes:
> How can I insert a string representing the current time/date at the
> point? It is for timestamping entries in a diary/log.
I use:
(insert (format-time-string "%a %b %e, %Y %l:%M %p"))
which gives (ATM): Tue Jan 6, 2004 4:15 PM
There are a zillion other ways to do it. See C-h f
format-time-string.
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Benjamin