[kanchilug] [Tip] Difference between "cal" and "calendar" command
- From: "Tha.Suresh" <jemenisuresh@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 14:33:58 +0530
Many of us know abt "cal" command. It displays the current month calendar.
But 'calendar' command displays the history of events for current day
and next day. ;)
Ex for "cal" :
student@student-cygnus ~ $ cal
January 2011
Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa
1
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
Ex for "calendar " :
student@student-cygnus ~ $ calendar
Jan 13 Horatio Alger born, 1834
Jan 13 Sophie Tucker born, 1884
Jan 13 Wilhelm Wien born, 1864, Nobel prize for blackbody radiation laws
Jan 13 National Liberation Day in Togo
.
.
.
Jan 14 Albert Schweitzer born, 1875
Jan 14 Julian Calendar New Year's Day
.
.
For more info see man page of calendar
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Tha.Suresh
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