How do you create a date snippet in gedit?

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Specifically, I would like to use a keyboard shortcut instead of the 'Insert Date and time...' plugin. This snippet will be used for log files that are used frequently. The snippet will allow for formatting such as line feeds and dashed-line separators.

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered May 13 '12 at 04:49

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As the link in Anna's answer is now obsolete, here is a snippet using a shell command (on Unix):

$(1:date +%Y-%m-%d)

Use

date --help

to know more about available formatting options.

I guess you could also do the same with some Python snippet (using $<>). More there.

answered May 13 '12 at 04:49

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Thanks for updating this @viphe. My solution was as follows: **`$(date +"%A, %B %d, %Y %I:%M:%S %p")`** – Glenn Wark Aug 12 '13 at 20:19

Ania Warzecha · Accepted Answer · 2014-05-29T11:33:44.823

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I think that the article GEdit Snippet to insert date and time covers basically what you need.

Update (the old link stopped working):

You can use a keyboard shortcut for the plugin. Alt + e → s → Enter.

edited May 29 '14 at 11:33

answered Sep 28 '11 at 08:10

Ania Warzecha

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Awesome and simple. Thanks Anne. – Glenn Wark Oct 06 '11 at 17:59

How do you create a date snippet in gedit?

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