Name

cal

Synopsis

cal [-jy] [[month] year]

Description

Print a 12-month calendar (beginning with January) for the given year or a one-month calendar of the given month and year. month ranges from 1 to 12. year ranges from 1 to 9999. With no arguments, print a calendar for the current month.

Options

-j

Display Julian dates (days numbered 1 to 365, starting from January 1).

-m

Display Monday as the first day of the week.

-y

Display entire year.

Examples

                     cal 12 1995
                     cal 1994 > year_file

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