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.\" @(#)cal.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/6/93
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.Nd displays a calendar
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.Op [ [ Ar day ] Ar month ] Ar year
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displays a simple calendar.
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If arguments are not specified,
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the current month is displayed.
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The options are as follows:
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.TH CAL 1 "June 2011" "util-linux" "User Commands"
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cal \- display a calendar
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[\fIoptions\fR] [[[\fIday\fR] \fImonth\fR] \fIyear\fR]
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displays a simple calendar. If no arguments are specified, the current
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\fB\-1\fR, \fB\-\-one\fR
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Display single month output.
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(This is the default.)
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\fB\-3\fR, \fB\-\-three\fR
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Display prev/current/next month output.
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\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sunday\fR
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Display Sunday as the first day of the week.
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\fB\-m\fR, \fB\-\-monday\fR
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Display Monday as the first day of the week.
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\fB\-j\fR, \fB\-\-julian\fR
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Display Julian dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1).
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\fB\-y\fR, \fB\-\-year\fR
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Display a calendar for the current year.
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\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
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Display version information and exit.
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A single parameter specifies the year (1 - 9999) to be displayed;
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note the year must be fully specified:
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display a calendar for 1989.
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\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
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Display help screen and exit.
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A single parameter specifies the year (1 - 9999) to be displayed; note the
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year must be fully specified:
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will not display a calendar for 1989.
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Two parameters denote the month (1 - 12) and year.
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Three parameters denote the day (1-31), month and year,
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and the day will be highlighted if the calendar is displayed on a terminal.
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If no parameters are specified, the current month's calendar is
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A year starts on Jan 1. The first day of the week is determined by the locale.
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The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 on the 3rd
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By this time, most countries had recognized the reformation (although a
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few did not recognize it until the early 1900's.)
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Ten days following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the
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calendar for that month is a bit unusual.
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command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
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Three parameters denote the day (1-31), month and year, and the day will be
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highlighted if the calendar is displayed on a terminal. If no parameters are
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specified, the current month's calendar is displayed.
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A year starts on Jan 1. The first day of the week is determined by the
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The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 on the 3rd of
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September. By this time, most countries had recognized the reformation
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(although a few did not recognize it until the early 1900's). Ten days
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following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the calendar for
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that month is a bit unusual.
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A cal command appeared in Version 6 AT&T UNIX.
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The cal command is part of the util-linux package and is available from
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ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
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