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cal's -y flag usage
2026-06-26T16:34:57+0200 Jeremie Courreges-Anglas <jca@wxcvbn.org>:
> The error message isn't accurate. I'd rather you use something like
> below. ok jca@ if you like it.
Thanks, fine by me. Any objections?
Index: usr.bin/cal/cal.1
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RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/cal/cal.1,v
diff -u -p -r1.33 cal.1
--- usr.bin/cal/cal.1 31 Jul 2024 17:09:23 -0000 1.33
+++ usr.bin/cal/cal.1 27 Jun 2026 08:57:39 -0000
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ and
are mutually exclusive.
.It Fl y
Display a calendar for the current year.
+This option is ignored if
+.Ar year
+is specified and conflicts with specifying a
+.Ar month .
.El
.Pp
A single numerical parameter specifies the
Index: usr.bin/cal/cal.c
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RCS file: /cvs/src/usr.bin/cal/cal.c,v
diff -u -p -r1.33 cal.c
--- usr.bin/cal/cal.c 26 Jun 2026 12:34:45 -0000 1.33
+++ usr.bin/cal/cal.c 27 Jun 2026 08:57:39 -0000
@@ -193,10 +193,14 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
month = 0;
switch(argc) {
case 2:
+ if (yflag)
+ errx(1, "specifying a month conflicts with -y");
month = parsemonth(*argv++);
/* FALLTHROUGH */
case 1:
if (argc == 1 && !isdigit((unsigned char)*argv[0])) {
+ if (yflag)
+ errx(1, "specifying a month conflicts with -y");
month = parsemonth(*argv);
(void)time(&now);
local_time = localtime(&now);
cal's -y flag usage