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+" RFC2822 format string for strftime()
+let s:rfc_2822 = '%a, %d %b %Y %T %z'
+
+" Write a date to the buffer, UTC or local, in the specified format,
+" defaulting to RFC2822; formats are provided without the leading % signs
+" before each letter, like PHP date()
+"
+function! put_date#(line, utc, format) abort
+  let line = a:line
+  let utc = a:utc
+  let format = strlen(a:format)
+        \ ? substitute(a:format, '\a', '%&', 'g')
+        \ : s:rfc_2822
+  if utc
+    if exists('$TZ')
+      let tz = $TZ
+    endif
+    let $TZ = 'UTC'
+  endif
+  execute line.'put =strftime(format)'
+  if exists('tz')
+    let $TZ = tz
+  endif
+endfunction