Use of Linux cal command

1. Command Introduction

The cal (calendar) command is used to display the Gregorian calendar for the current or specified date.

2. Command format

cal [OPTIONS] [[[DAY] MONTH] YEAR]

You can specify YEAR (1-9999), MONTH (1-12), and DAY (1-31). Executing cal alone without any options or parameters displays the calendar for the current month.

3. Option Description

-1, --one
	Show only the current month (default)
-3, --three
	Display the monthly calendar for the previous month, current month, and next month -h, --help
	Display this help message and exit -j, --julian
	Display the date in the year on the first day of the month -m, --monday
	Display Monday as the first day of the week -s, --sunday
	Display Sunday as the first day of the week (default)
-V, --version
	Show version information and exit -y, --year
	Display the calendar for the current year

4. Common Examples

(1) Display the current month.

cal 

(2) Displays the current month, with Monday as the first day of the week.

cal -m 

(3) Display the current month and the day of the year.

cal -j 

(4) A monthly calendar showing the previous month, current month, and next month.

cal-3 

(5) Display the specified date.

cal 24 6 2015 

References

[1] cal(1) manual

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