Insert Time Stamp

Quick insertion of unix-shell-like time stamp into Visual Studio Code editor

Example

###### Sun Sep 18 15:29:29 IDT 2016

Here is how it looks after markdown processing:

Sun Sep 18 15:29:29 IDT 2016

Install (see on Market Place)

There are 2 options to install the extention

1. via VSCode UI

   • launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P)
   • execute the following command
     ext install inserttimestamp
   • hit green "Install" button next to Insert Time Stamp item in VSCode sidebar.

2. via system command line

   • in your terminal run the following command
     code --install-extension zvlad.inserttimestamp

Uninstall

There are 2 options to uninstall the extention

1. via VSCode UI

   • open Extensions tab in the VS Code sidebar
   • hit "Uninstall" next to Insert Time Stamp item.

2. via system command line

   • in your terminal run the following command
     code --uninstall-extension zvlad.inserttimestamp

Configure shortcuts

Default shortcut is ctrl + f5

in your Code/User/keybindings.json file add the following:

{
    "key": "ctrl+f5", // specify shortcut you like here
    "command": "inserttimestamp.perform",
    "when": "editorTextFocus"
}

Format

Currently supported timestamp format: ###### Www Mmm dd h:mm:ss Tz yyyy

where:
###### — prefix (as is: "######")
Www — week day name (3 letters)
Mmm — month name (3 letters)
dd — day in month
h — hours (24h format)
mm — minutes
ss — seconds
Tz — Time zone abbreviation (3 letters, I am not sure if it is true for any time zone)
yyyy — year (4 digits)

License

Extension licensed under MIT

Author

Vlad Zamskoi

Thanks

To Nick Roach for the great icon.