Commands
cal
[-jy] [month [year]]
Display a calendar, by default the current month.
Example: To display a calendar of the current month, type
cal
Example: To display a calendar for the current year (this example valid until 1/1/2000), type
cal 1999
Example: To display a calendar for the month of August in the year 3053, type
cal 8 3053
 | When first using cal, everyone makes the same mistake: 98, 99, 00 refer to years in the first century A.D., not recent times. For information on more recent years, be sure to include the two-digit century. The options are as follows: |
| -j | Display Julian calendar dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1). ... |
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