Linux CLI Basics: How to Use the cal Command

[@PresidenteHollanda]

I make often use of the CLI package 'TLDR', to get a small cheat-sheet on almost every CLI command. CAL has also a TLDR output, nearly the same as you have shown us. Thank you for this interesting topic.

[@dogbyte7875]

Thanks for the tip, googled it, and installing now. Thanks again!

[@ArchLars]

I am still a newb with the terminal, so easy not to use it these days but man I want to learn it and be a natural.

[@Dragon905]

Will you make a video on the gpg command?

[@Erz3]

Yes, please... I would like to know how to make simple task with It, because it's a bit confuse creating keys, signing, checking sign from a file, adding and checking keys in local and remote vaults, etc.

[@tridens6708]

As a newbie I didn't know this existed 😊 thanks

[@eddieoconnor4466]

JAY!!.....LoL!...my nephews say you look "way cooler" with the beard!!! Hahahah thanks for this....because I had no idea this one even EXISTED!....

[@MrVilidat]

I love your videos, and your diligence to share so much PC knowledge to KZbin is incomparable. Im lucky to be subbed to a person like you.

[@amparorod2000]

Amazing work! 😄👏👏👏

[@juanmacias5922]

Found it interesting that your current day wasn't highlighted like it was for me, cool command, thanks for sharing!

[@fsfan7384]

mine isnt ether how did you pull that usefull feature off

[@gonickogogo]

I was about to comment saying I wish that was a feature. I don't have it either. What terminal emulator are you using?

[@juanmacias5922]

@@fsfan7384 I didn't do anything lol I just used the same "cal" command, I'm wondering if it has to do with the porting of it, since I'm using an arch based system, and I didn't even have to download it.

[@juanmacias5922]

@@gonickogogo so I was using kitty, but just checked it also worked on xterm, all while using bash. I'm thinking it might have something to do with the porting of it to devian/ubuntu since I'm using an arch based system and didn't even need to install it.

[@fsfan7384]

@@gonickogogo get this im running Arco Linux from my usb against real hardware and i tried cal it highlights Sunday as the correct day (at the time of comment)

[@Technopath47]

No joke, as a sci-fi writer, this little command will seriously make my life easier. I hate having to go to all those calendar websites to get dates several centuries into the future. xD

[@ciscornBIG]

Yay! Saturday night Linux 🌙

[@blakebenner1723]

Thanks Jay!

[@peterjansen4826]

I find the word "command" a bit misleading. With a command I think about built-in functions for the shell. What cal and most other 'commands' really are: the name of a binary in your PATH-directories, you just start up the program and you possibly give input-variables to the main function. Of course I know that you know this and you want to keep it beginner-friendly. It might be interesting to explain that sometime? It helps to better understand what you are doing?

[@JorneDeSmedt]

You forgot the flag to get sane output. cal --monday

[@mchess7157]

I've been using Linux for years but I didn't know this command existed. Thanks. Nice prompt line

[@viktor4840]

Very helpful videos on your channel, thx!🙏

[@neurobioboy]

Awesome. Can you make the week starts on Monday like most countries use?

[@theshowmanuk]

Great thanks.

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@13thravenpurple94]

Great job on this video! Thank you for the inspiration! ✨

[@Ranblv]

short and useful

[@juliusmilo5959]

Nice video...Thank You...

[@johnthomas-l7h]

thanks

[@Labe-ab]

❤

[@wozz-n6m]

Jay is suddenly speaking german (by default) ;)))

[@JohnUllrey]

Easy way to figure out what day of the week you were born on.

[@blueconcretezebra]

Try $ cal sept 1752...

[@KomradeMikhail]

I hate how most distros are not including "ddate" by default anymore...

[@peterjansen4826]

Even Arch comes with the cal command if you just install the base group. 😆

[@tridens6708]

date is easier more useful shows day date time month year