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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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