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From: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: What is the best way to set #+DATE to today's date?
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On Thu, Aug 06, 2015 at 01:00:31PM -0400, Kaushal wrote:
> > Why don't you just use a timestamp?
> 
> But that would need me to insert the timestamp manually each time before
> exports
> 
> > You can update whenever you want or using
> >    (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time))
> > at the right spot.
> 
> Wouldn't that too need manual navigation to #+date: and then eval that
> elisp form?

Why are you setting it if you want it to be today?  If no DATE field is
set, date is today, at least for LaTeX export.

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Suvayu

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