in vim how can you insert the current date/time into a note

Question

What script might i use in (vanilla) Vim to insert a snippet with the current date and time into each and every new note generated.

Answer 1

You can use for example:

:pu=strftime('%c')

To put a timestamp into a file in the default timestamp format. The format is adjustable.

You could bind this action to a key (here F5 as an example). Put it to your .vimrc file without the colon in the beginning to make it permanent.

:nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%c")<CR>P

More examples: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Insert_current_date_or_time

Answer 2

In my case I have an insert abbreviation, so, wenever I am typing I just do 'idate'

inoreabbrev idate <C-R>=strftime("%b %d %Y %H:%M")<CR>

Just change the "strftime" to fit your needs