Re: [Gnuplot-info] Insert "created on" into plot

[Hans-Bernhard B. <HBB...@t-...>]

On 08.11.2013 23:45, Ethan Merritt wrote:
> 3 possibilities:
>
> # automatic, but may not place it where you want
> set timestamp

The location can be changed, though.  See "help set timestamp".

> # create a label wherever you like
> # see "help timefmt" for available format options
> set label N at x, y strftime(time("%d/%m/%Y",0))
>
> # same idea but use the output of a shell command
> set label N at x, y system("date")

But note that the latter two are not dynamic, i.e. the command has to be 
run again before every plot to make sure you have the correct timestamp, 
particularly if you have not just the date, but also the time in there.