---
title: cal
categories: |
  generators
version: 0.104.0
generators: |
  Display a calendar.
usage: |
  Display a calendar.
editLink: false
contributors: false
---
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# `cal` for [generators](/commands/categories/generators.md)

<div class='command-title'>Display a calendar.</div>

## Signature

```> cal {flags} ```

## Flags

 -  `--year, -y`: Display the year column
 -  `--quarter, -q`: Display the quarter column
 -  `--month, -m`: Display the month column
 -  `--as-table, -t`: output as a table
 -  `--full-year {int}`: Display a year-long calendar for the specified year
 -  `--week-start {string}`: Display the calendar with the specified day as the first day of the week
 -  `--month-names`: Display the month names instead of integers


## Input/output types:

| input   | output |
| ------- | ------ |
| nothing | table  |
## Examples

This month's calendar
```nu
> cal

```

The calendar for all of 2012
```nu
> cal --full-year 2012

```

This month's calendar with the week starting on Monday
```nu
> cal --week-start mo

```

How many 'Friday the Thirteenths' occurred in 2015?
```nu
> cal --as-table --full-year 2015 | where fr == 13 | length

```