Explore `cal` command variations.

QuestionsQuestions8 SkillsProDec, 11 2025
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Hello! That's an excellent idea to delve deeper into the cal command. It's quite versatile!

Besides displaying the current month (cal) and a specific year (cal 2025), here are a few other handy variations for the cal command you can try in your LabEx terminal:

  1. Display a Specific Month of the Current Year:
    You can specify a month (as a number from 1 to 12) to see just that month's calendar for the current year.

    cal 3

    This would show the calendar for March of the current year.

  2. Display a Specific Month and Year:
    To see a calendar for a particular month in a specific year, you can provide both arguments.

    cal 7 2024

    This will display the calendar for July 2024.

  3. Display the Previous, Current, and Next Month:
    If you want to see a broader view, use the -3 option.

    cal -3

    This shows the calendar for the month before, the current month, and the month after the current one.

Feel free to try these out in your terminal! Experimenting with commands is a great way to learn. Let me know if you discover any other interesting variations!

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