The DATE command inserts the current date and time string into the buffer at the current cursor position. The form of the string is: dd-MMM-yyyy hh:mm:ss . Note the trailing space. Before the tenth of the month the dd is a space followed by a single digit. If you prefer the month abbreviation to be in lower case, you can change it by backing up to the month and using CHGL. This command always uses the English abbreviations for month names. Format: DATE