From: Kaushal <kaushal.modi@gmail.com>
To: Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us>
Cc: emacs-org list <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Subject: Re: What is the best way to set #+DATE to today's date?
Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 13:00:31 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAFyQvY1AnUKLPvuY1_LON60SZdT6e98JHGpL+eA_jaJRkOcziw@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87bnekmknk.fsf@gmx.us>
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> 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?
--
Kaushal Modi
On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Rasmus <rasmus@gmx.us> wrote:
> Kaushal <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > There are quite few documents in which I want to update the date stamp to
> > the last update time.
> >
> > I like that #+DATE keyword value is used aptly in latex/pdf and html
> > exports.
> >
> > But I couldn't find an elegant way for that date to be updated to today's
> > (last updated) date.
> >
> > I came up with the below. But please let me know if there's an inbuilt
> way
> > to do the same.
> >
> >
> > PART 1: Config in init.el
> >
> > ;; Update TODAY macro with current date
> > (defun modi/org-update-TODAY-macro (&rest ignore)
> > "Update TODAY macro to hold string with current date."
> > (interactive)
> > (when (derived-mode-p 'org-mode)
> > (save-excursion
> > (goto-char (point-min))
> > (while (re-search-forward
> > "^\\s-*#\\+MACRO:\\s-+TODAY"
> > nil 'noerror)
> > (forward-line 0)
> > (when (looking-at ".*TODAY\\(.*\\)")
> > (replace-match
> > (concat " "
> > (format-time-string "%b %d %Y, %a"
> (current-time)))
> > :fixedcase :literal nil 1))))))
> > (add-hook 'org-export-before-processing-hook
> > #'modi/org-update-TODAY-macro)
> >
> >
> > PART 2: org document where I want the #+DATE to auto update
> >
> > #+MACRO: TODAY [current date is auto-inserted when exporting]
> > #+DATE: {{{TODAY}}}
>
> Why don't you just use a timestamp?
>
> #+date: <2015-08-06>
>
> You can update whenever you want or using
>
> (org-insert-time-stamp (current-time))
>
> at the right spot.
>
> Rasmus
>
> --
> Sådan en god dansk lagereddike kan man slet ikke bruge mere
>
>
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2015-08-06 17:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2015-08-06 16:33 What is the best way to set #+DATE to today's date? Kaushal
2015-08-06 16:44 ` Rasmus
2015-08-06 17:00 ` Kaushal [this message]
2015-08-06 17:41 ` Rasmus
2015-08-06 18:18 ` John Kitchin
2015-08-06 19:25 ` Kaushal
2015-08-06 19:45 ` Kaushal
2015-08-06 19:50 ` Thomas S. Dye
2015-08-06 19:58 ` Kaushal
2015-08-06 20:51 ` [PATCH] " Thomas S. Dye
2015-08-06 21:22 ` Kaushal
2015-08-06 21:48 ` Thomas S. Dye
2015-08-06 21:54 ` Fabrice Niessen
2015-08-06 22:12 ` Thomas S. Dye
2015-08-07 8:53 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2015-08-07 14:01 ` Kaushal
2015-08-07 14:20 ` Suvayu Ali
2015-08-07 14:52 ` Kaushal
2015-08-11 18:40 ` Thomas S. Dye
2015-08-11 22:59 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2015-08-07 4:31 ` Suvayu Ali
2015-08-06 18:12 ` Nick Dokos
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