Creating Timestamps

Commands in Org that produce timestamps

C-c . (org-time-stamp)

It does 5 things:

• Creates a timestamp <2024-05-02 Thu>
  
• Modifies (depends on position of cursor NB)
  
• Invoked twice gives a date range <2024-05-05 Sun>–<2024-05-04 Sat>
  

• Invoked with a prefix arg inserts date and time <2024-05-02 Thu 09:00>
  One is prompted to input an alternative time or accept the default
  If one doesn't like odd looking times one can round the times up or down with the variable org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes)
  

    (setq org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes '(5 5)) ;; the first 5 rounds down, the second up
  

  <2024-05-02 Thu 06:15>
  <2024-05-02 Thu 06:20>
  

• Invoked with two prefix args insert date and time but without prompting.
  <2024-05-02 Thu 06:18>
  

C-c ! (org-time-stamp-inactive) ¶

Inserts inactive timestamp
[2024-05-02 Thu]

C-c C-o

Access an Org Agenda date (date must exist and cursor must be on it)

<2024-05-17 Fri>

Shift UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT

[2016-06-15 Wed]

Modifies dates in various ways

[2024-05-19 Sun]

C-c C-y

Work out the number of days in a date range

<2024-05-02 Thu>–<2024-05-09 Thu> 7d

<2024-05-02 Thu>–<2024-05-09 Thu>

With a prefix argument work out the number of days and insert the number into the buffer