Timestamp

The command set timestamp places the time and date of the plot in the left margin.

Syntax:

     set timestamp {"<format>"} {top|bottom} {{no}rotate}
                   {offset {<xoff>}{,<yoff>}} {font "<fontspec>"}
     unset timestamp
     show timestamp

The format string allows you to choose the format used to write the date and time. Its default value is what asctime() uses: "%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Y" (weekday, month name, day of the month, hours, minutes, seconds, four-digit year). With top or bottom you can place the timestamp at the top or bottom of the left margin (default: bottom). rotate lets you write the timestamp vertically, if your terminal supports vertical text. The constants 5#5xoff6#6 and 5#5yoff6#6 are offsets that let you adjust the position more finely. 5#5font6#6 is used to specify the font with which the time is to be written.

The abbreviation time may be used in place of timestamp.

Example:

     set timestamp "%d/%m/%y %H:%M" offset 80,-2 font "Helvetica"

See set timefmt (p. ) for more information about time format strings.