Name

cal [options] [month [year]] — util-linux

Synopsis

/usr/bin stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version

The cal command prints a calendar—by default, the current month:

$ cal
   September 2003
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
    1  2  3  4  5  6
 7  8  9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30

To print a different calendar, supply a month and four-digit year: cal 8 2002. If you omit the month (cal 2002), the entire year is printed.

Useful options

-y

Print the current year’s calendar.

-m

Business-week calendar: Make Monday the leftmost day.

-j

Number each day by its position in the year; in our example, September 1 would be displayed as 244, September 2 as 245, and so on.

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