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33 .Nd displays a calendar and the date of easter
45 .Op Fl s Ar country_code
56 utility displays a simple calendar in traditional format and
58 offers an alternative layout, more options and the date of easter.
59 The new format is a little cramped but it makes a year fit
61 If arguments are not specified,
62 the current month is displayed.
64 The options are as follows:
65 .Bl -tag -width indent
67 Display Julian Calendar, if combined with the
69 option, display date of easter according to the Julian Calendar.
71 Display date of easter (for western churches).
73 Display Julian days (days one-based, numbered from January 1).
78 Display date of orthodox easter (Greek and Russian
81 Print the country codes and switching days from Julian to Gregorian
82 Calendar as they are assumed by
84 The country code as determined from the local environment is marked
86 .It Fl s Ar country_code
87 Assume the switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar at the date
92 tries to guess the switch date from the local environment or
93 falls back to September 2, 1752. This was when Great
94 Britain and her colonies switched to the Gregorian Calendar.
96 Print the number of the week below each week column.
98 Display a calendar for the current year.
101 A single parameter specifies the year (1 - 9999) to be displayed;
102 note the year must be fully specified.
103 Two parameters denote the month and year; the
105 is either a number between
106 1 and 12, or a full or abbreviated name as specified by the current locale.
111 parameter refers to the current year.
113 A year starts on Jan 1.
117 utility returns 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.
126 and is ahead of the standard with locale-specific Gregorian adoption details.
139 command and manual were written by
140 .An Wolfgang Helbig Aq Mt helbig@FreeBSD.org .
142 The assignment of Julian - Gregorian switching dates to
143 country codes is historically naive for many countries.