Name

cal

Synopsis

    cal [options] [[month] year]

With no arguments, print a calendar for the current month. Otherwise, print either 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.

GNU/Linux and Mac OS X Options

-j

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

-y

Display entire year.

GNU/Linux Options

-1

Print a one-month calendar. This is the default.

-3

Print a three-month calendar: previous month, current month, and next month.

-m

Display Monday as the first day of the week.

-s

Display Sunday as the first day of the week. This is the default.

Examples

cal 12 2007
    cal 2007 > year_file

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