Subscribe RSS FeedIn Linux environment, we can view the calendar directly in the terminal. To do this, just simply use the “cal” command
cal command is used to display the calendar. Below are the syntax:-
cal [options] [month{1-12}] [year{1-9999}]
OPTIONS:
| -1 | Displays single month as output. |
| -3 | Displays prev/current/next month output. |
| -s | Displays sunday as the first day of the week. |
| -m | Displays Monday as the first day of the week. |
| -j | Displays Julian dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1). |
| -y | Displays a calendar for the current year. |
Example:
To use this command, open a Terminal window and type the cal command:
By default, the command displays a calendar for the current month.
To display calendar for year 2010
To display calendar of the month Feburary 2010
If you wish to learn more how to use cal command, just type ‘man cal‘ for more details
cal COMMAND:
cal command is used to display the calendar.
cal command is used to display the calendar.
SYNTAX:
The Syntax is
cal [options] [month] [year]
OPTIONS:
| -1 | Displays single month as output. |
| -3 | Displays prev/current/next month output. |
| -s | Displays sunday as the first day of the week. |
| -m | Displays Monday as the first day of the week. |
| -j | Displays Julian dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1). |
| -y | Displays a calendar for the current year. |
