Yeah, the documentation definitely needs refining.

{{{date}}} / {{{date(FORMAT)}}} [FORMAT is optional] - Inserts the
#+DATE keyword value;
optionally formats as per FORMAT (Refer `format-time-string` function for
syntax.){{{time(FORMAT)}}} - Inserts the current time stamp as per the
FORMAT {{{modification-time(FORMAT)}}} - Inserts modification time of the
file being exported as per the FORMAT


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Kaushal Modi

On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Thomas S. Dye <tsd@tsdye.com> wrote:

>
> Kaushal <kaushal.modi@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Actually the documentation does say what {{{time}}} does; I just didn't
> > read it all this time.
> >
> > {{{date}}}{{{date(FORMAT)}}}{{{time(FORMAT)}}}{{{modification-time(FORMAT
> > )}}}
> > "These macros refer to the #+DATE keyword, *the current date*, and the
> > modification time of the file being exported, respectively."
> >
> > Apologies.
>
> Does it?  I count four macros and three references.  It's not clear to
> me how they map to one another.  How should I read this?
>
> All the best,
> Tom
>
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