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1.17      jmc        36: .Dd $Mdocdate$
1.1       deraadt    37: .Dt CAL 1
                     38: .Os
                     39: .Sh NAME
                     40: .Nm cal
                     41: .Nd displays a calendar
                     42: .Sh SYNOPSIS
                     43: .Nm cal
1.18    ! pyr        44: .Op Fl jmy
1.15      tom        45: .Op Ar month
                     46: .Op Ar year
1.1       deraadt    47: .Sh DESCRIPTION
1.8       aaron      48: .Nm
1.1       deraadt    49: displays a simple calendar.
1.13      jmc        50: Calendars may be displayed by month or by year.
1.9       aaron      51: .Pp
1.1       deraadt    52: The options are as follows:
                     53: .Bl -tag -width Ds
                     54: .It Fl j
1.9       aaron      55: Display Julian dates (days one-based, numbered from January 1).
1.18    ! pyr        56: .It Fl m
        !            57: Display weeks starting on Monday instead of Sunday.
1.1       deraadt    58: .It Fl y
                     59: Display a calendar for the current year.
                     60: .El
                     61: .Pp
1.13      jmc        62: A single numerical parameter specifies the
                     63: .Ar year
                     64: (1 \- 9999)
                     65: to be displayed.
                     66: The year must be fully specified:
1.1       deraadt    67: .Dq Li cal 89
                     68: will
                     69: .Em not
                     70: display a calendar for 1989.
1.14      tom        71: Two parameters denote the
1.13      jmc        72: .Ar month
1.14      tom        73: (1 \- 12, or a month name or abbreviation thereof)
1.13      jmc        74: and
                     75: .Ar year .
                     76: Alternatively,
1.14      tom        77: a single parameter may be given specifying
                     78: the name or abbreviated name of a month:
1.13      jmc        79: in that case a calendar is displayed for that month of the current year.
1.1       deraadt    80: If no parameters are specified, the current month's calendar is
                     81: displayed.
                     82: .Pp
1.9       aaron      83: A year starts on January 1st.
1.1       deraadt    84: .Pp
1.5       deraadt    85: The Gregorian Reformation is assumed to have occurred in 1752 after the 2nd
1.1       deraadt    86: of September.
                     87: By this time, most countries had recognized the reformation (although a
1.10      aaron      88: few did not recognize it until the early 1900's).
1.5       deraadt    89: Eleven days following that date were eliminated by the reformation, so the
1.1       deraadt    90: calendar for that month is a bit unusual.
1.9       aaron      91: .Sh SEE ALSO
                     92: .Xr calendar 1
1.4       denny      93: .Sh STANDARDS
                     94: The
1.8       aaron      95: .Nm
1.16      jmc        96: utility is compliant with the
                     97: .St -p1003.1-2004
                     98: specification.
                     99: .Pp
                    100: The flags
1.18    ! pyr       101: .Op Fl jmy
1.16      jmc       102: are extensions to that specification.
1.1       deraadt   103: .Sh HISTORY
                    104: A
                    105: .Nm
1.7       aaron     106: command appeared in
1.1       deraadt   107: .At v6 .