How to display the server time inside Vim

Question

I want to know how to display the server time inside the Vim editor, if possible.

kce · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-13 22:56:27Z

up vote 1 down vote accepted

You can execute external commands in Vim by using the '!' flag:

:! date

answered May 13 '11 at 22:56

kce
772312

As an added bonus, adding a r after the : will write the output into your buffer. Like so, :r! date. – jonyamo Oct 4 '11 at 18:30

ajk · Answer 2 · 2011-05-13 23:23:24Z

up vote 6 down vote

If you like, you can set Vim up so it displays the time on the status bar by adding the following lines to your vimrc file:

set ruler
set rulerformat=%55(%{strftime('%a\ %b\ %e\ %I:%M\ %p')}\ %5l,%-6(%c%V%)\ %P%)

Credit goes to this Vim Wiki page.

answered May 13 '11 at 23:23

ajk
32623

thanks a lot, but i like simple as kce's answer ^^ – meotimdihia May 15 '11 at 4:05

2 Answers