How do I insert current time into a file using vim

Question

I\'m just logging some work as I do it, each line being an action, I will be trying to do this every few minutes. Is there a trick way of inserting date/time something like

Answer 1

This should help you: Insert current date or time

Answer 2

See here

Press F5 in normal mode or in insert mode to insert the current datestamp:

:nnoremap <F5> "=strftime("%c")<CR>P
:inoremap <F5> <C-R>=strftime("%c")<CR>

Answer 3

I prefer to set an abbreviation for this like:

iab xdate <c-r>=strftime("%d/%m/%y %H:%M:%S")<cr>

So when I type "Downloaded source code on xdate", vim automatically expands the "xdate" to "14/06/11 hrs:mins:secs". Being in insert mode and not having to disrupt my flow of typing to either get into normal mode or press a shortcut is useful at times. Also, you can set it to a shorter combination than "xdate" if you so wish.