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

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.

Solution

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