Annotation of src/usr.bin/cal/cal.1, Revision 1.1
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! 37: .\" @(#)cal.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/28/95
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! 39: .Dd April 28, 1995
! 40: .Dt CAL 1
! 41: .Os
! 42: .Sh NAME
! 43: .Nm cal
! 44: .Nd displays a calendar
! 45: .Sh SYNOPSIS
! 46: .Nm cal
! 47: .Op Fl jy
! 48: .Op Oo Ar month Oc Ar \ year
! 49: .Sh DESCRIPTION
! 50: .Nm Cal
! 51: displays a simple calendar.
! 52: If arguments are not specified,
! 53: the current month is displayed.
! 54: The options are as follows:
! 55: .Bl -tag -width Ds
! 56: .It Fl j
! 57: Display julian dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1).
! 58: .It Fl y
! 59: Display a calendar for the current year.
! 60: .El
! 61: .Pp
! 62: A single parameter specifies the year (1 - 9999) to be displayed;
! 63: note the year must be fully specified:
! 64: .Dq Li cal 89
! 65: will
! 66: .Em not
! 67: display a calendar for 1989.
! 68: Two parameters denote the month (1 - 12) and year.
! 69: If no parameters are specified, the current month's calendar is
! 70: displayed.
! 71: .Pp
! 72: A year starts on Jan 1.
! 73: .Pp
! 74: The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 on the 3rd
! 75: of September.
! 76: By this time, most countries had recognized the reformation (although a
! 77: few did not recognize it until the early 1900's.)
! 78: Ten days following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the
! 79: calendar for that month is a bit unusual.
! 80: .Sh HISTORY
! 81: A
! 82: .Nm
! 83: command appeared in
! 84: .At v6 .