I would like to make a command that would insert at cursor todays date,
and also a command to insert some custom text.
In the help file it shows how to make a keybind to do this but I would
rather use a command - eg :date
I've had mappings in the past for things like
inoremap <f4> <c-r>=strftime('%c')<cr>
which allows you to hit F4 in insert mode and have the date
inserted. You can use a similar pattern if you need it at the
command line:
:put =strftime('%c')
(you can use "put!" to put it on the line above rather than the
line below the current one)
This gives you more cross-platform support than just shelling out
to the OS's "date" command, as the output (and even behavior &
parameter format) of the OS's "date" command can vary widely.
-tim
