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article-unix-calendar-command.mw (1975B) |
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1 .SH tgtimes |
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2 The UNIX calendar(1) command |
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3 . |
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4 .PP |
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5 It is probably there sitting in \fC/usr/bin\fR, the |
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6 calendar(1) command can offer you a fair dose of flexibility that |
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7 web-based or smartphone-based calendars lacks. |
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8 . |
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9 .PP |
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10 By storing events in a single file of text edited by hand, calendar(1) |
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11 brings the comfort of your existing text editor to manage events with |
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12 a simple syntax: |
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13 . |
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14 .IP - |
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15 one line per event: first a date, then a tab, then a description. |
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16 . |
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17 .IP - |
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18 A line starting with a tab implicitly has the |
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19 same date as the previous event. |
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20 . |
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21 .IP - |
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22 Empty lines are ignored, and the C preprocessor brings \fC#include\fR |
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23 and \fC/* comments */\fR as needed. |
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24 . |
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25 .PP |
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26 No need to format everything right away: taking notes at the bottom |
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27 of the file, in the middle of a phone call and formatting after |
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28 hanging-up... It is it trivial to manage a calendar file. |
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29 . |
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30 .PP |
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31 While the calendar(1) command is run, events for today and tomorrow |
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32 are printed: as a digest of what is upcoming. |
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33 . |
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34 .PP |
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35 A command line flag permits sending this digest to all users by email, |
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36 making it a complete calendar software suite from edition to reminder. |
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37 . |
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38 .PP |
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39 There is even support for weekly, monthly and yearly (birthdays) |
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40 events. |
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41 . |
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42 .PP |
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43 Sharing calendar events is as easy as sending the section of the |
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44 calendar file by email, and synchronising the calendar across devices |
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45 is a matter of synchronising a single file. |
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46 . |
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47 .PP |
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48 By adding a few more custom syntax rules on top of those supported by |
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49 calendar(1), readable text can be maintained with little effort. |
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50 . |
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51 .DS |
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52 Jan 23 09:00 Breakfast: cooked eggs and fruits |
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53 @ Home Sweet Home |
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54 |
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55 10:30 The Gopher Times proof-reading |
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56 @ ircs://irc.bitreich.org/ |
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57 |
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58 15:30 On-call duty untill! |
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59 @ https://the-dull-gull.corp/login |
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60 |
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61 Jan 24 12:30 Lunch break in town with folks |
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62 @ that small cafe that does snacks |
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63 |
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64 Jan 26 19:15 Call with friends abroad |
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65 @ mumble://example.com/ |
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66 .DE |
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