NAME

dates − display and update system events calendar

SYNOPSIS

dates [ date [ identifier [ description ] ] ]

DESCRIPTION

Dates displays and modifies the system calendar of events.  The command dates will display the calendar. Dates normally dispalys only events which will or have happened today, or will happen in the future.  By specifying two arguments, you can ask dates to start at a different date.  Thus dates 11/4.11:30 asks for events happening after 11:30 am on December 4, while dates 1/1/78 asks for events starting with the first one in 1978. The year and time are optional. The class master accounts and the super-user may add events to the calendar and delete events. To add an event one specifies three arguments, the second and third arguments being an identifying tag for this entry and a description, i.e.: dates 12/31/77 "New years eve" "A holiday" or more seriously dates 9/27 "CS40 Assignment 1" "Fibbonnaci numbers" The identifying tag and description are limited to 30 characters. To delete an entry just give the first three arguments, thus dates 9/27 "CS40 Assignment 1" Would delete the last entry above.

FILES

/usr/lib/datesdata base

AUTHOR

William Joy

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