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# cal

> Print calendar information.
> More information: <https://keith.github.io/xcode-man-pages/cal.1.html>.

- Display a calendar for the current month:

`cal`

- Display previous, current, and next month:

`cal -3`

- Display a calendar for a specific month (1-12 or name):

`cal -m {{month}}`

- Display a calendar for the current year:

`cal -y`

- Display a calendar for a specific year (4 digits):

`cal {{year}}`

- Display a calendar for a specific month and year:

`cal {{month}} {{year}}`

- Display date of Easter (Western Christian churches) in a given year:

`ncal -e {{year}}`
