CAL(1)

NAME
cal - show calendar

SYNOPSIS
cal [-1 | -3 | -y | -n num] [-s | -m | -f num] [-c num] [[month] year]

DESCRIPTION
cal writes a calendar of month and year or the current month to stdout. If year is given without month, cal writes a 3-column calendar of the whole year to stdout. The date formatting is according to localtime(3).

The Julian calendar is used until Sep 2, 1752. The Gregorian calendar is used starting the next day on Sep 14, 1752.

OPTIONS

-1  Print current month. This is the default.

-3  Print previous, current and next month.

-c num
    Print num calendars in a row. The default is 3.

-f num
    Set num (0 is Sunday, 6 is Saturday) as first day of week.

-m  Set Monday as first day of week.

-n num
    Output num months starting from and including the current month.

-s  Set Sunday as first day of week.

-y  Print the entire year or current year.

SEE ALSO
localtime(3)

STANDARDS
The cal utility is compliant with the p1003.1-2013 specification.

The flags [-13cfmnsy] are an extension to that specification.