function for current date-time

From: "Harpreet Dhaliwal" <harpreet(dot)dhaliwal01(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: function for current date-time
Date: 2006-10-16 18:56:27
Message-ID: d86a77ef0610161156h1022b185i84676bcaff63b68@mail.gmail.com
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Hi,
I have a timestamp field in my table and want to set a default value of
current date/time for it.
What should i enter as its default value? is there any function like now()
in postgres?

Thanks,
~Harpreet

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