Add current date and time in vim

2009-11-20 41 words 1 min read

Last few days I was quite busy. So this time very quick tip πŸ™‚

Add the following to the ~/.vimrc file

imap dt :r! dateA

And now whenever you type dt in the insert mode in vi, date will be inserted.


Tags: Linux Vim Tips

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Authored By Amit Agarwal

Amit Agarwal, Linux and Photography are my hobbies.Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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