iarticle-unix-calendar-command.mw - tgtimes - The Gopher Times	Err	bitreich.org	70
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iarticle-unix-calendar-command.mw (1975B)	Err	bitreich.org	70
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i     1 .SH tgtimes	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     2 The UNIX calendar(1) command	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     3 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     4 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     5 It is probably there sitting in \fC/usr/bin\fR, the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     6 calendar(1) command can offer you a fair dose of flexibility that	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     7 web-based or smartphone-based calendars lacks.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     8 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i     9 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    10 By storing events in a single file of text edited by hand, calendar(1)	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    11 brings the comfort of your existing text editor to manage events with	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    12 a simple syntax:	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    13 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    14 .IP -	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    15 one line per event: first a date, then a tab, then a description.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    16 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    17 .IP -	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    18 A line starting with a tab implicitly has the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    19 same date as the previous event.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    20 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    21 .IP -	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    22 Empty lines are ignored, and the C preprocessor brings \fC#include\fR	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    23 and \fC/* comments */\fR as needed.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    24 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    25 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    26 No need to format everything right away: taking notes at the bottom	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    27 of the file, in the middle of a phone call and formatting after	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    28 hanging-up... It is it trivial to manage a calendar file.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    29 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    30 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    31 While the calendar(1) command is run, events for today and tomorrow	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    32 are printed: as a digest of what is upcoming.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    33 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    34 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    35 A command line flag permits sending this digest to all users by email,	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    36 making it a complete calendar software suite from edition to reminder.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    37 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    38 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    39 There is even support for weekly, monthly and yearly (birthdays)	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    40 events.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    41 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    42 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    43 Sharing calendar events is as easy as sending the section of the	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    44 calendar file by email, and synchronising the calendar across devices	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    45 is a matter of synchronising a single file.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    46 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    47 .PP	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    48 By adding a few more custom syntax rules on top of those supported by	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    49 calendar(1), readable text can be maintained with little effort.	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    50 .	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    51 .DS	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    52 Jan 23  09:00   Breakfast: cooked eggs and fruits	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    53                 @ Home Sweet Home	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    54 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    55         10:30   The Gopher Times proof-reading	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    56                 @ ircs://irc.bitreich.org/	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    57 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    58         15:30   On-call duty untill!	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    59                 @ https://the-dull-gull.corp/login	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    60 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    61 Jan 24  12:30   Lunch break in town with folks	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    62                 @ that small cafe that does snacks	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    63 	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    64 Jan 26  19:15   Call with friends abroad	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    65                 @ mumble://example.com/	Err	bitreich.org	70
i    66 .DE	Err	bitreich.org	70
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