Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 22:47:18 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: andrew clarke <mail@ozzmosis.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, David Allen <the.real.david.allen@gmail.com> Subject: Re: md5(1) and cal(1) Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1005102246360.85284@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <20100511041627.GA87743@ozzmosis.com> References: <AANLkTil779I9T4JhvaHgCCYkbSTz4xoqzjGv6wYVpYaR@mail.gmail.com> <20100511041627.GA87743@ozzmosis.com>
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On Tue, 11 May 2010, andrew clarke wrote: > On Mon 2010-05-10 17:35:45 UTC-0800, David Allen (the.real.david.allen@gmail.com) wrote: > >> 1. Why doesn't cal(1) hilight the current day? Hell, some days I'm >> not even sure what day or week it is, so after typing 'cal', I have to >> type in 'date', and then sit there for a few seconds to interpret what >> I'm looking at. Of course, that isn't always successful, so I >> typically end up reaching for my mouse and hilight the date manually. >> But after doing that I'm just as annoyed by not knowing the date as >> I'm annoyed by the behavior of the cal utility and the extra work I'm >> forced to do. > > cal(1) is pretty old. I suspect it was written partly so the output > could be printed out on paper. cal on FreeBSD 8 does highlight the current date. -Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA
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