Text expand a date as markdown in vim

<p>Add to vimrc and change 'dates' to desired text:</p> <pre><code>:iab &lt;expr&gt; dates '**' . strftime(&quot;%m/%d/%y&quot;) . '**' </code></pre> <p>From: https://vim.fandom.com/wiki/Insert_current_date_or_time</p>