cal

NAME

cal - displays a calendar

SYNOPSIS

cal [-jy] [month [ year]]

DESCRIPTION

The cal(1) utility displays a simple calendar. If arguments are not specified, the current month is displayed.

OPTIONS

-j
Display Julian dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1).
-y
Display a calendar for the current year.

A single parameter specifies the year (1 - 9999) to be displayed; the year must be fully specified: cal 89 will not display a calendar for 1989. Two parameters denote the month (1 - 12) and year. If no parameters are specified, the calendar for the current month is displayed.

A year starts on Jan 1.

The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 on September 3. By this time, most countries/regions had recognized the reformation (although a few did not recognize it until the early 1900's.) Ten days following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the calendar for that month is a bit unusual.

SEE ALSO

calendar(1)